Improper privilege management in Check Point SmartConsole
Priority LOW 34CWE-114Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
Check Point SmartConsole before R80.10 Build 185, R80.20 Build 119, R80.30 before Build 94, R80.40 before Build 415, and R81 before Build 548 were vulnerable to a possible local privilege escalation due to running executables from a directory with write access to all authenticated users.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00268 19th 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 SmartConsole | R80.20, R80.30, R80.40, R81 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Check Point SmartConsole Vendor— Affected R80.20, R80.30, R80.40, R81 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:smartconsole:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to r80.10 | Vulnerable | Check Point |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:smartconsole:r80.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r80.20 | Vulnerable | Check Point |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:smartconsole:r80.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r80.30 | Vulnerable | Check Point |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:smartconsole:r80.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r80.40 | Vulnerable | Check Point |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:smartconsole:r81:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r81 | Vulnerable | Check Point |
- cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:smartconsole:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to r80.10 Vulnerable ·Check Point
- cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:smartconsole:r80.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r80.20 Vulnerable ·Check Point
- cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:smartconsole:r80.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r80.30 Vulnerable ·Check Point
- cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:smartconsole:r80.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r80.40 Vulnerable ·Check Point
- cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:smartconsole:r81:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r81 Vulnerable ·Check Point
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-6024
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xq8r-6v6q-5jcf
References
More Check Point Smartconsole vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-16425 DLL-HiJacking in Check Point SmartConsole CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-16424 SmartConsole Sensitive Credential Exposure via Memory Dump CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2020-6024 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-6024 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xq8r-6v6q-5jcf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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