THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2022-23742
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2022-23742

Endpoint Security vulnerability

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
4.1%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows versions earlier than E86.40 copy files for forensics reports from a directory with low privileges. An attacker can replace those files with malicious or linked content, such as exploiting CVE-2020-0896 on unpatched systems or using symbolic links.
Affected vendor
Checkpoint
Affected product
Endpoint Security
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2022-05-12

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2022-23742

  • Confirm whether Checkpoint Endpoint Security is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2022-23742.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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