# CVE-2022-23744: Security feature bypass in Enterprise Endpoint Security Windows Clients.

> A local administrator can disable endpoint protection by modifying the registry, bypassing security controls in Check Point Endpoint Security.

- **Severity:** Low 2.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-29gh-3cpv-qpjp

## What is CVE-2022-23744?

CVE-2022-23744 is a low-severity vulnerability in Enterprise Endpoint Security Windows Clients., published on 7 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Check Point Endpoint before version E86.50 failed to protect against specific registry change which allowed to disable endpoint protection by a local administrator.

Weakness: CWE-470 (Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23744?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Checkpoint Endpoint Security, Checkpoint Harmony Endpoint.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23744?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23744 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-23744 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23744 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Enterprise Endpoint Security Windows Clients.

- [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-2022-23742](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23742/): Path traversal in Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows (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)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23744 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23744 is a low-severity vulnerability in Enterprise Endpoint Security Windows Clients., published on 7 Jul 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-2022-23744 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Enterprise Endpoint Security Windows Clients.. 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-2022-23744/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23744/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23744
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23744
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23744

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23744/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.