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CVE-2022-41604: checkpoint zonealarm Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 27-09-2022Last modified 22-05-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-41604 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in checkpoint zonealarm. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
45/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.62%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Timeline

  1. 27-09-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 22-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.62%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

49%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.60% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.62%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Zonealarmeop

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Checkpoint1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links