CVE-2019-8454

Published Apr 29, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 7.0 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A local attacker can create a hard-link between a file to which the Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before E80.96 writes and another BAT file, then by impersonating the WPAD server, the attacker can write BAT commands into that file that will later be run by the user or the system.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-17844 A local attacker can create a hard-link between a file to which the Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before E80.96 writes and another BAT file, then by impersonating the WPAD server, the attacker can write BAT commands into that file that will later be run by the user or the system.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
checkpoint
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 9:17 PM
Reserved
Feb 18, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 29, 2019, 4:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:42 AM