VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-8458

CVSS score4.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.95%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-06-20
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows, with Anti-Malware blade installed, before version E81.00, tries to load a non-existent DLL during an update initiated by the UI. An attacker with administrator privileges can leverage this to gain code execution within a Check Point Software Technologies signed binary, where under certain circumstances may cause the client to terminate.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-114: Process Control

Primary references