CVE-2022-23743

Severity

78%

Complexity

18%

Confidentiality

98%

Check Point ZoneAlarm before version 15.8.200.19118 allows a local actor to escalate privileges during the upgrade process.

Check Point ZoneAlarm before version 15.8.200.19118 allows a local actor to escalate privileges during the upgrade process. In addition, weak permissions in the ProgramData\CheckPoint\ZoneAlarm\Data\Updates directory allow a local attacker the ability to execute an arbitrary file write, leading to execution of code as local system, in ZoneAlarm versions before v15.8.211.192119

CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.6. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 2 years ago

2022-05-11 16:15:00

Last updated 2 years ago

2022-11-30 19:15:00

Affected Software

Checkpoint ZoneAlarm

References

https://www.zonealarm.com/software/extreme-security/release-history

https://www.zonealarm.com/software/extreme-security/release-history

Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

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