Is CVE-2022-23742 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-23742 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-23742?

CVE-2022-23742 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-23742?

CVE-2022-23742 has an EPSS score of 4.08% (89th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23742?

Upgrade endpoint security to e86.40 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-23742

HIGHEPSS 89th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows versions earlier than E86.40 copy files for forensics reports from a directory with low privileges. An attacker can replace those files with malicious or linked content, such as exploiting CVE-2020-0896 on unpatched systems or using symbolic links.

CWE-65 CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

endpoint securityNVD

Affected:< e86.40Fixed in:e86.40CVE-2022-23742derived 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 ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

4.08%probability of exploitation in 30 days

89thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

supportcontent.checkpoint.com

Other references1

supportcontent.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 2026-06-02.