CVE-2019-8454
HIGHDescription
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.
How to fix
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 25% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-65 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-23742 | High | 7.8 | 4.1% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-6013 | High | 8.8 | 1.6% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-8452 | High | 7.8 | 1.0% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-19231 | High | 7.3 | 0.6% | - | - |
| CVE-2019-8455 | High | 7.1 | 0.4% | - | - |
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