Is CVE-2022-41604 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-41604 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-41604?

CVE-2022-41604 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-41604?

CVE-2022-41604 has an EPSS score of 0.56% (43th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-41604?

Upgrade zonealarm to 15.8.211.19229 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-41604

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Check Point ZoneAlarm Extreme Security before 15.8.211.19229 allows local users to escalate privileges. This occurs because of weak permissions for the %PROGRAMDATA%\CheckPoint\ZoneAlarm\Data\Updates directory, and a self-protection driver bypass that allows creation of a junction directory. This can be leveraged to perform an arbitrary file move as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

How to fix

Remediation Available

zonealarmNVD

Affected:< 15.8.211.19229Fixed in:15.8.211.19229CVE-2022-41604derived 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

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.56%probability of exploitation in 30 days

43rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 43% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

github.com

Vendor Advisory1

zonealarm.com

Third-Party Advisory1

infigo.hr

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12635	Critical	9.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-24637	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-5689	Critical	9.8	92%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-3243	Critical	9.8	88%	-	-
CVE-2024-21888	High	8.8	87%	-	-
CVE-2022-0441	Critical	9.8	85%	-	Fix

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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 2025-05-22.