CVE-2019-8454

HIGH
7
CVSS Score
Published: April 29, 2019 at 03:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:42 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEndpoint Security· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

A local attacker can create a hard-link between a file to which the Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before E80.96 writes and another BAT file, then by impersonating the WPAD server, the attacker can write BAT commands into that file that will later be run by the user or the system.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < E80.96
Affected range stops below e80.96, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-65CWE-59

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