CVE-2023-28134
Local Privliege Escalation in Check Point Endpoint Security Remediation Service
Local attacker can escalate privileges on affected installations of Check Point Harmony Endpoint/ZoneAlarm Extreme Security. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
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
7.8
Local attacker can escalate privileges on affected installations of Check Point Harmony Endpoint/ZoneAlarm Extreme Security. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2023-28134- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
7.8
Local Privliege Escalation in Check Point Endpoint Security Remediation Service
Local attacker can escalate privileges on affected installations of Check Point Harmony Endpoint/ZoneAlarm Extreme Security. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2023-28134- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-31845
7.8
Local attacker can escalate privileges on affected installations of Check Point Harmony Endpoint/ZoneAlarm Extreme Security. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2023-31845- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r246-wjvh-gv57
7.8
Local attacker can escalate privileges on affected installations of Check Point Harmony Endpoint...
Local attacker can escalate privileges on affected installations of Check Point Harmony Endpoint/ZoneAlarm Extreme Security. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-r246-wjvh-gv57- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-28134 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Checkpoint Endpoint Security, published November 12, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. No source names a fixed version.