Untrusted search path in Check Point Endpoint Security Initial Client for Windows
Priority LOW 36CWE-114Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.
Summary
Check Point Endpoint Security Initial Client for Windows before version E81.30 tries to load a DLL placed in any PATH location on a clean image without Endpoint Client installed. An attacker can leverage this to gain LPE using a specially crafted DLL placed in any PATH location accessible with write permissions to the user.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01124 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 Endpoint Security Initial Client for Windows | before version E81.30 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Check Point Endpoint Security Initial Client for Windows Vendor— Affected before version E81.30 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:capsule_docs_standalone_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before e80.20 | Vulnerable | Check Point |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | before e81.30 | Vulnerable | Check Point |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:remote_access_clients:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | before e81.30 | Vulnerable | Check Point |
- cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:capsule_docs_standalone_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before e80.20 Vulnerable ·Check Point
- cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before e81.30 Vulnerable ·Check Point
- cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:remote_access_clients:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before e81.30 Vulnerable ·Check Point
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-8461
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w3m8-585x-v8v5
References
More Check Point Capsule Docs Standalone Client vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-06075 Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows, with the VPN blade, before version… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-8461 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-8461 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w3m8-585x-v8v5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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