CVE-2019-8452
A hard-link created from log file archive of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 or Check Point...
A hard-link created from log file archive of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 or Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before E80.96 to any file on the system will get its permission changed so that all users can access that linked file. Doing this on files with limited access gains the local attacker higher privileges to the file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A hard-link created from log file archive of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 or Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before E80.96 to any file on the system will get its permission changed so that all users can access that linked file. Doing this on files with limited access gains the local attacker higher privileges to the file.
- Record
CVE-2019-8452- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-65, CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A hard-link created from log file archive of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 or Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before E80.96 to any file on the system will get its permission changed so that all users can access that linked file. Doing this on files with limited access gains the local attacker higher privileges to the file.
- Record
CVE-2019-8452- Weakness
- CWE-65
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-17842 No score
A hard-link created from log file archive of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 or Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before E80.96 to any file on the system will get its permission changed so that all users can access that linked file. Doing this on files with limited access gains the local attacker higher privileges to the file.
- Record
EUVD-2019-17842- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5prc-43fj-m4f2 No score
A hard-link created from log file archive of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 or Check Point...
A hard-link created from log file archive of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 or Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before E80.96 to any file on the system will get its permission changed so that all users can access that linked file. Doing this on files with limited access gains the local attacker higher privileges to the file.
- Record
GHSA-5prc-43fj-m4f2- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | CheckPoint Endpoint Security Client/ZoneAlarm 15.4.062.17802 - Privilege Escalation | 2019-10-07 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-8452 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Check Point Endpoint Security Client For Windows, published April 22, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.04%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
zonealarm.com/software/release-history/zafavfw.html
supportcenter.us.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk150012
packetstormsecurity.com/files/154754/CheckPoint-Endpoint-Security-Client-ZoneAlarm-Privilege-Escalation.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8452
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5prc-43fj-m4f2