CVE-2020-6014
MEDIUMDescription
Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows, with Anti-Bot or Threat Emulation blades installed, before version E83.20, tries to load a non-existent DLL during a query for the Domain Name. An attacker with administrator privileges can leverage this to gain code execution within a Check Point Software Technologies signed binary, where under certain circumstances may cause the client to terminate.
How to fix
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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
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 32% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-114 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-23748 | High | 7.8 | 8.5% | KEV | - |
| CVE-2020-11075 | High | 7.7 | 1.8% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-32004 | High | 8.1 | 1.4% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-8461 | High | 7.8 | 1.1% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-56346 | Critical | 10.0 | 1.1% | - | - |
| CVE-2019-8458 | Medium | 4.4 | 1.0% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2020-6014?
Upgrade endpoint security to e83.20 or later.
Is CVE-2020-6014 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2020-6014 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.39% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 32% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2020-6014?
CVE-2020-6014 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2020-6014 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for endpoint security (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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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.