CVE-2019-8461 Code injection in Check Point Endpoint Security Initial Client for Windows
An attacker can achieve local privilege escalation by placing a malicious DLL in a PATH directory, exploiting insecure DLL loading in the Check Point Endpoint Security Client.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-8461?
CVE-2019-8461 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Check Point Endpoint Security Initial Client for Windows, published on 29 Aug 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Check Point Endpoint Security Initial Client for Windows before version E81.30 tries to load a DLL placed in any PATH location on a clean image without Endpoint Client installed. An attacker can leverage this to gain LPE using a specially crafted DLL placed in any PATH location accessible with write permissions to the user.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8461?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Checkpoint Capsule Docs Standalone Client, Checkpoint Endpoint Security, Checkpoint Remote Access Clients.
How do I fix CVE-2019-8461?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-8461 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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Is CVE-2019-8461 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8461 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Check Point Endpoint Security Initial Client for Windows
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w3m8-585x-v8v5.