CVE-2018-8790 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Check Point ZoneAlarm versions 15.3.064.17729 and below, where a local, low-privileged user can execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM via an exposed WCF service. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8 due to its low attack complexity and the potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the EPSS score is very low, indicating a low probability of exploitation in the wild, there is no known public exploit code or active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting it has not garnered significant attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 15.3.064.17729CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:zonealarm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.