CVE-2019-8459 is a critical vulnerability affecting Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows (before E80.83 with the VPN blade) and related products, stemming from a "unquoted service path" issue (CWE-428). This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious executable in a specific directory, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CVSS 9.8). While the vulnerability is severe and easily exploitable over the network, there is currently no public exploit code, Metasploit module, or significant community discussion or media coverage indicating active exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< r77.30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:jumbo_hotfix_for_endpoint_security_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< r77.30.03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:endpoint_security_server_package:*:*:*:*:gaia:*:*:* | ||
< r77.30.03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:smartconsole_for_endpoint_security_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
e80.83CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:smartconsole_for_endpoint_security_server:e80.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< e80.83CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:endpoint_security_clients:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 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.