CVE-2019-8455 Privilege escalation in Check Point ZoneAlarm
Local attackers can exploit hard links to modify permissions of protected files, gaining unauthorized access to sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-8455?
CVE-2019-8455 is a high-severity vulnerability in Check Point ZoneAlarm, published on 17 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A hard-link created from the log file of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8455?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Checkpoint Zonealarm.
How do I fix CVE-2019-8455?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-8455 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-8455 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8455 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Check Point ZoneAlarm
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p9rv-6vff-wq29.