Local privilege escalation in Harmony SASE Windows Agent
Priority LOW 33CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A local user can trigger Harmony SASE Windows client to write or delete files outside the intended certificate working directory.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00082 0th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Check Point | Hramony SASE | Check Point Harmony SASE Windows Agent versions prior to 12.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Hramony SASE VendorCheck Point Affected Check Point Harmony SASE Windows Agent versions prior to 12.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-9142
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-52mm-vw6f-q653
References
More Check Point vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-63071 Directory Traversal and File upload allows execution of arbitrary script on the Management Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-58455 Improper Certificate Validation in Quantum Security Gateway KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-37414 User Authentication Bypass in VPN Remote Access and Mobile Access KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-13573 Authentication Bypass in the SmartConsole Login Process Using an Application Token KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-9142 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-9142 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-52mm-vw6f-q653 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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