Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-6021

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.
Published 2020-12-03 14:15:11
Updated 2021-11-05 14:48:56
Source Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-6021

EPSS FAQ
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 10 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2020-6021

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.4
 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.4
6.4
 NIST
7.8
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1.8
5.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2020-6021

  • The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.
    Assigned by:
    • cve@checkpoint.com (Secondary)
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2020-6021

Products affected by CVE-2020-6021

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