CVE-2020-6024

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 20, 2021 at 06:17 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:22 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSmartconsole

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

Check Point SmartConsole before R80.10 Build 185, R80.20 Build 119, R80.30 before Build 94, R80.40 before Build 415, and R81 before Build 548 were vulnerable to a possible local privilege escalation due to running executables from a directory with write access to all authenticated users.

Affected

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

Remediation

No guide yet

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References (1)

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-114CWE-269

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