CVE-2022-41604

high

Description

Check Point ZoneAlarm Extreme Security before 15.8.211.19229 allows local users to escalate privileges. This occurs because of weak permissions for the %PROGRAMDATA%\CheckPoint\ZoneAlarm\Data\Updates directory, and a self-protection driver bypass that allows creation of a junction directory. This can be leveraged to perform an arbitrary file move as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

References

https://www.zonealarm.com/software/extreme-security/release-history

https://www.infigo.hr/en/insights/39/elevation-of-privilege-in-zonealarm-extreme-security/

https://github.com/Wh04m1001/ZoneAlarmEoP

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-09-27

Updated: 2025-05-22

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00008