VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-8459

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability1.19%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-06-20
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows, with the VPN blade, before version E80.83, starts a process without using quotes in the path. This can cause loading of a previously placed executable with a name similar to the parts of the path, instead of the intended one.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-428: Unquoted Search Path or Element

Primary references