CVE-2019-8455

high

Description

A hard-link created from the log file of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 to any file on the system will get its permission changed so that all users can access that linked file. Doing this on files with limited access gains the local attacker higher privileges to the file.

References

https://www.zonealarm.com/software/release-history/zafavfw.html#15.4.260.17960

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108029

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-04-17

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0008