Is CVE-2019-8459 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-8459 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-8459?

CVE-2019-8459 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-8459?

CVE-2019-8459 has an EPSS score of 1.19% (65th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-8459?

Upgrade capsule docs standalone client to e80.82 or later. Fixes are available for 6 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-8459

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows, with the VPN blade, before version E80.83, starts a process without using quotes in the path. This can cause loading of a previously placed executable with a name similar to the parts of the path, instead of the intended one.

CWE-428

How to fix

Remediation Available

capsule docs standalone clientNVD

Affected:< e80.82Fixed in:e80.82CVE-2019-8459derived from NVD

endpoint security clientsNVD

Affected:< e80.83Fixed in:e80.83CVE-2019-8459derived from NVD

endpoint security server packageNVD

Affected:< r77.30.03Fixed in:r77.30.03CVE-2019-8459derived from NVD

jumbo hotfix for endpoint security serverNVD

Affected:< r77.30Fixed in:r77.30CVE-2019-8459derived from NVD

remote access clientsNVD

Affected:< e80.83Fixed in:e80.83CVE-2019-8459derived from NVD

smartconsole for endpoint security serverNVD

Affected:< r77.30.03Fixed in:r77.30.03CVE-2019-8459derived from NVD

TridentStack Control can deploy fixes like this automatically across your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet. See how it works

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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.19%probability of exploitation in 30 days

65thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 65% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

supportcenter.checkpoint.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-428 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-38408	Critical	9.8	79%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-15261	High	8.0	11%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-10619	High	7.8	2.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-17658	Critical	9.8	2.2%	-	-
CVE-2015-4173	Medium	6.9	2.1%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-16647	High	7.2	2.0%	-	-

Embed a live status badge for CVE-2019-8459

Markdown

[![CVE-2019-8459](https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2019-8459.svg)](https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2019-8459)

HTML

<a href="https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2019-8459"><img src="https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2019-8459.svg" alt="CVE-2019-8459"></a>

Find and fix vulnerabilities across your fleet

TridentStack Control continuously scans your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet for known vulnerabilities, prioritizes them by severity and active exploitation, and patches them automatically.

See how it works Start freeThis CVE lookup is free and always will be.

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.