Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows, with the VPN blade, before version E80.83, starts a process without using quotes in the p…

published 2019-06-20 7y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-17849

cvss: 9.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.2%; EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 68%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Patch / fix

fixed in 6

checkpoint jumbo_hotfix_for_endpoint_security_server r77.30
checkpoint endpoint_security_server_package r77.30.03
checkpoint smartconsole_for_endpoint_security_server r77.30.03
checkpoint endpoint_security_clients e80.83
checkpoint remote_access_clients e80.83
checkpoint capsule_docs_standalone_client e80.82

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Exploit prediction

1.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	9.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Check Point Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows, VPN blade

Classification

Weakness

CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

supportcenter.checkpoint.com /supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk124972#Resolved%20Issues
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-8459
NVD CVE-2019-8459

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