Link following in Check Point ZoneAlarm
Priority LOW 31CWE-65Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A hard-link created from the log file of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 to any file on the system will get its permission changed so that all users can access that linked file. Doing this on files with limited access gains the local attacker higher privileges to the file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00392 33rd 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 ZoneAlarm | up to 15.4.062 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Check Point ZoneAlarm Vendor— Affected up to 15.4.062 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:zonealarm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 15.4.062 | Vulnerable | Check Point |
- cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:zonealarm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 15.4.062 Vulnerable ·Check Point
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-8455
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p9rv-6vff-wq29
References
More Check Point Zonealarm vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-20008 Check Point ZoneAlarm Extreme Security before 15.8.211.19229 allows local users to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-06068 Link following in Check Point ZoneAlarm CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-07793 Improper privilege management in ZoneAlarm. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-04923 Untrusted search path in Check Point ZoneAlarm CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-06338 Incorrect authorization in Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. ZoneAlarm CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2008-06697 Buffer overflow in multiscan.exe in Check Point ZoneAlarm Security Suite 7.0.483.000 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2019-8455 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-8455 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p9rv-6vff-wq29 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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