Check Point ZoneAlarm before version 15.8.200.19118 allows a local actor to escalate privileges during the upgrade process.

published 2022-05-11 4y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-28679

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
public exploits: 0; none known

Check Point ZoneAlarm before version 15.8.200.19118 allows a local actor to escalate privileges during the upgrade process. In addition, weak permissions in the ProgramData\CheckPoint\ZoneAlarm\Data\Updates directory allow a local attacker the ability to execute an arbitrary file write, leading to execution of code as local system, in ZoneAlarm versions before v15.8.211.192119

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

checkpoint zonealarm 15.8.211.192119

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Exploit prediction

0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.2	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

n/a ZoneAlarm.

Classification

Weakness

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

zonealarm.com /software/extreme-security/release-history
release-notes, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-23743
NVD CVE-2022-23743

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