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FKIE_CVE-2018-8790

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2019-03-01 16:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 02:05
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Check Point ZoneAlarm version 15.3.064.17729 and below expose a WCF service that can allow a local low privileged user to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM.
References
cve@checkpoint.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107254Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@checkpoint.comhttps://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk142952Vendor Advisory
cve@checkpoint.comhttps://www.zonealarm.com/software/release-history/zafavfw.html#15.4.062.17802Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@checkpoint.comhttps://www.zonealarm.com/software/release-history/zafree.html#15.4.062.17802Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107254Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk142952Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.zonealarm.com/software/release-history/zafavfw.html#15.4.062.17802Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.zonealarm.com/software/release-history/zafree.html#15.4.062.17802Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
checkpoint zonealarm *
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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "ZoneAlarm",
          "vendor": "Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "prior to version 15.3.064.17729"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "cve@checkpoint.com"
    }
  ],
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
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    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Check Point ZoneAlarm, en versiones 15.3.064.17729 y anteriores, expone un servicio WCF que puede permitir que un usuario local con pocos privilegios ejecute c\u00f3digo arbitrario como SYSTEM."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2018-8790",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T02:05:23.670",
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          "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE",
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        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
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    }
  ]
}



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