CVE-2006-0255 describes an unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in Check Point VPN-1 SecureClient. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges by placing a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: directory, which the system would execute instead of the legitimate Sr_GUI.exe during SecureClient's launch. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), this vulnerability is considered highly severe, requiring local access but having low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:vpn-1:*:*:fp1:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:vpn-1:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:vpn-1:4.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:vpn-1:4.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:vpn-1:4.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.