Link following in Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows
Priority LOW 31CWE-65Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00326 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Check Point | Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows | before E80.96 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows VendorCheck Point Affected before E80.96 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before e80.96 | Vulnerable | Check Point |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before e80.96 Vulnerable ·Check Point
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-8454
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2jcp-ppp2-c9rv
References
More Check Point Endpoint Security vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-12711 Incorrect permission assignment in Harmony Endpoint. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-07792 Link following in Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-12712 Local Privliege Escalation in Check Point Endpoint Security Remediation Service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-06077 Untrusted search path in Check Point Endpoint Security Initial Client for Windows CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-06068 Link following in Check Point ZoneAlarm CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-10857 Uncontrolled search path in Check Point Remote Access Client CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-8454 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-8454 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2jcp-ppp2-c9rv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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