CVE-2020-6022 Path traversal in Check Point ZoneAlarm

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can delete arbitrary files during Anti-Ransomware restoration, potentially causing data loss or system instability.

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-2020-6022?

CVE-2020-6022 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Check Point ZoneAlarm, published on 27 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Check Point ZoneAlarm before version 15.8.139.18543 allows a local actor to delete arbitrary files while restoring files in Anti-Ransomware.

Weakness: CWE-275

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6022?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Checkpoint Zonealarm.

How do I fix CVE-2020-6022?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6022 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2020-6022 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6022 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vg53-fx3j-q793.

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