CVE-2019-8461 is a DLL hijacking vulnerability affecting Check Point Endpoint Security Initial Client for Windows versions prior to E81.30. An attacker can achieve Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) by placing a specially crafted DLL in any PATH location accessible with write permissions, which the client then attempts to load on a clean installation. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High) due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< e80.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:capsule_docs_standalone_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< e81.30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
< e81.30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:remote_access_clients:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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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.