CVE-2019-8452

HIGH

Check Point Endpoint Security < E80.96 and ZoneAlarm < 15.4.062 - Privilege Escalation via Hard Link

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2019-8452. PoCs published by Jakub Palaczynski.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a privilege escalation vulnerability in Check Point Endpoint Security Client/ZoneAlarm by manipulating the tvDebug.log archiving mechanism to change permissions of arbitrary files, allowing an attacker to replace a DLL loaded with SYSTEM privileges.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Jakub Palaczynski · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47471

This exploit leverages a privilege escalation vulnerability in Check Point Endpoint Security Client/ZoneAlarm by manipulating the tvDebug.log archiving mechanism to change permissions of arbitrary files, allowing an attacker to replace a DLL loaded with SYSTEM privileges.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Check Point Endpoint Security VPN <= E80.87 Build 986009514, Check Point ZoneAlarm <= 15.4.062.17802
Auth required
Prerequisites: Authenticated user access · Check Point software installed · tvDebug.log file exists and is writable · Ability to restart the system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0104
EPSS Percentile 59.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-59 CWE-65
Status published
Products (2)
checkpoint/endpoint_security < e80.96
checkpoint/zonealarm < 15.4.062
Published Apr 22, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026