# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Jun 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-29qx-v4hg-7755

## 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 (Process Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8458?

It affects 3 products.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2019-8458 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8458 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-8458 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8458 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows, Anti-Malware blade. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8458/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8458/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8458
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8458
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-8458

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