CVE-2019-8458 Code injection in Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows, Anti-Malware blade
An attacker with admin privileges can execute code within a signed binary via DLL hijacking during updates, potentially causing client termination.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-8458?
CVE-2019-8458 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows, Anti-Malware blade, published on 20 Jun 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows, with Anti-Malware blade installed, before version E81.00, tries to load a non-existent DLL during an update initiated by the UI. An attacker with administrator privileges can leverage this to gain code execution within a Check Point Software Technologies signed binary, where under certain circumstances may cause the client to terminate.
Weakness: CWE-114
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8458?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Checkpoint Capsule Docs, Checkpoint Endpoint Security Clients, Checkpoint Remote Access Clients.
How do I fix CVE-2019-8458?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-8458 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2019-8458 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8458 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-29qx-v4hg-7755.