CVE-2020-6021

CVSS V2 Medium 4.4 CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows before version E84.20 allows write access to the directory from which the installation repair takes place. Since the MS Installer allows regular users to run the repair, an attacker can initiate the installation repair and place a specially crafted DLL in the repair folder which will run with the Endpoint client’s privileges.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2020-6021
  • Assigner
  • cve@checkpoint.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2020-12-03T14:15:11
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2021-11-05T14:48:55
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-427 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/427.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* 1 OR e84.20
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 4.4
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.4
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://supportcontent.checkpoint.com/solutions?id=sk170512 Vendor Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6021
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-6021
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 06:48:15 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-05 17:33:16 2020-12-03T14:15Z 2020-12-03T14:15:11 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-05 17:33:16 2021-11-05T14:48:55 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-05 17:33:16 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated