CVE-2020-6014 Code injection in Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows
An attacker with admin privileges can execute code within a signed binary via DLL hijacking, potentially causing client termination.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-6014?
CVE-2020-6014 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows, published on 30 Oct 2020. 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 Client for Windows, with Anti-Bot or Threat Emulation blades installed, before version E83.20, tries to load a non-existent DLL during a query for the Domain Name. 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6014?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Checkpoint Endpoint Security.
How do I fix CVE-2020-6014?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6014 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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Is CVE-2020-6014 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6014 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows
- CVE-2023-28134 Local Privliege Escalation in Check Point Endpoint Security Remediation Service
- CVE-2023-28133 Privilege escalation in Harmony Endpoint.
- CVE-2022-23742 Path traversal in Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows
- CVE-2021-30360 Privilege escalation in Check Point Remote Access Client
- CVE-2020-6021 Privilege escalation in Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5rvw-257c-fpq2.