Is CVE-2019-8454 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-8454 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-8454?

CVE-2019-8454 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-8454?

CVE-2019-8454 has an EPSS score of 0.33% (24th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-8454?

Upgrade endpoint security to e80.96 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-8454

HIGH

7.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A local attacker can create a hard-link between a file to which the Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before E80.96 writes and another BAT file, then by impersonating the WPAD server, the attacker can write BAT commands into that file that will later be run by the user or the system.

CWE-65 CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

endpoint securityNVD

Affected:< e80.96Fixed in:e80.96CVE-2019-8454derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days

24thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 24% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

supportcenter.us.checkpoint.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.