Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows

CVE-2019-8461

What is CVE-2019-8461?

The Check Point Endpoint Security Initial Client for Windows before version E81.30 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack. The issue arises when the client attempts to load a dynamic-link library (DLL) from any designated PATH location on a system where the client is not pre-installed. By placing a specially crafted DLL with write permissions in an accessible PATH location, an attacker can exploit this design flaw to gain elevated privileges and potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated SYSTEM privileges.

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