# CVE-2022-23742: Path traversal in Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows

> Attackers can replace forensics report files via symbolic links or malicious content, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 May 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-427v-j2g7-ww5m

## What is CVE-2022-23742?

CVE-2022-23742 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows, published on 12 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows versions earlier than E86.40 copy files for forensics reports from a directory with low privileges. An attacker can replace those files with malicious or linked content, such as exploiting CVE-2020-0896 on unpatched systems or using symbolic links.

Weakness: CWE-59 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access), CWE-65 (Windows Hard Link)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23742?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Checkpoint Endpoint Security.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23742?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23742 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-23742 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23742 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows

- [CVE-2023-28134](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28134/): Local Privliege Escalation in Check Point Endpoint Security Remediation Service (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-28133](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28133/): Privilege escalation in Harmony Endpoint. (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-30360](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30360/): Privilege escalation in Check Point Remote Access Client (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-6021](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6021/): Privilege escalation in Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-8452](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8452/): Privilege escalation in Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23742 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23742 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows, published on 12 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23742 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows. 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-2022-23742/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23742/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23742
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23742
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23742

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23742/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.