CVE-2019-8461
moderate-risk
Published 2019-08-29
Check Point Endpoint Security Initial Client for Windows before version E81.30 tries to load a DLL placed in any PATH location on a clean image without Endpoint Client installed. An attacker can leverage this to gain LPE using a specially crafted DLL placed in any PATH location accessible with write permissions to the user.
Do I need to act?
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0.16% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.8/10
High
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (3)
Capsule Docs Standalone Client
Endpoint Security
Remote Access Clients
Affected Vendors
References (4)
34
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
9/34 · Low