Incorrect permission assignment in Harmony Endpoint.
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-732Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- 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
Local privilege escalation in Check Point Endpoint Security Client (version E87.30) via crafted OpenSSL configuration file
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.05688 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Harmony Endpoint. | E87.x before E81.31 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Harmony Endpoint. Vendor— Affected E87.x before E81.31 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:endpoint_security:e87.30:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | e87.30 | Vulnerable | Check Point |
- cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:endpoint_security:e87.30:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions e87.30 Vulnerable ·Check Point
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28133
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v27g-97cj-j9hj
References
More Check Point Endpoint Security vulnerabilities
- 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
- TI-2020-04921 Uncontrolled search path in Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-28133 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-28133 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v27g-97cj-j9hj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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