CVE-2022-23743

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-05-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

Check Point ZoneAlarm before version 15.8.200.19118 allows a local actor to escalate privileges during the upgrade process. In addition, weak permissions in the ProgramData\CheckPoint\ZoneAlarm\Data\Updates directory allow a local attacker the ability to execute an arbitrary file write, leading to execution of code as local system, in ZoneAlarm versions before v15.8.211.192119

Affected products

Check Point ZoneAlarm: before 15.8.211.192119 — fixed in 15.8.211.192119

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Check Point ZoneAlarm 15.8.211.192119. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.zonealarm.com/software/extreme-security/release-history
https://www.zonealarm.com/software/extreme-security/release-history

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