CVE-2020-6024 Privilege escalation in Check Point SmartConsole
Local attackers can escalate privileges by exploiting write access to the executable directory in Check Point SmartConsole.
- 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-2020-6024?
CVE-2020-6024 is a high-severity vulnerability in Check Point SmartConsole, published on 20 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Check Point SmartConsole before R80.10 Build 185, R80.20 Build 119, R80.30 before Build 94, R80.40 before Build 415, and R81 before Build 548 were vulnerable to a possible local privilege escalation due to running executables from a directory with write access to all authenticated users.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6024?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Checkpoint Smartconsole.
How do I fix CVE-2020-6024?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6024 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-6024 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6024 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Check Point SmartConsole
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xq8r-6v6q-5jcf.