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CVE-2022-41604

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-09-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

Check Point ZoneAlarm Extreme Security before 15.8.211.19229 allows local users to escalate privileges. This occurs because of weak permissions for the %PROGRAMDATA%\CheckPoint\ZoneAlarm\Data\Updates directory, and a self-protection driver bypass that allows creation of a junction directory. This can be leveraged to perform an arbitrary file move as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

Affected products

• Check Point ZoneAlarm: before 15.8.211.19229 — fixed in 15.8.211.19229

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Check Point ZoneAlarm 15.8.211.19229. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/Wh04m1001/ZoneAlarmEoP
• https://www.infigo.hr/en/insights/39/elevation-of-privilege-in-zonealarm-extreme-security/
• https://www.zonealarm.com/software/extreme-security/release-history
• https://github.com/Wh04m1001/ZoneAlarmEoP
• https://www.infigo.hr/en/insights/39/elevation-of-privilege-in-zonealarm-extreme-security/
• https://www.zonealarm.com/software/extreme-security/release-history

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