CVE-2022-23743
Published: 11 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-23743 is a high-severity Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269) vulnerability in Checkpoint Zonealarm. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 33.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-28679
Vulnerability details
Check Point ZoneAlarm before version 15.8.200.19118 allows a local actor to escalate privileges during the upgrade process. In addition, weak permissions in the ProgramData\CheckPoint\ZoneAlarm\Data\Updates directory allow a local attacker the ability to execute an arbitrary file write, leading to execution…
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of code as local system, in ZoneAlarm versions before v15.8.211.192119
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Policy addresses roles, responsibilities, and privilege management to prevent improper privilege assignments.
Implements core proper privilege management by restricting to only required rights.
Policy requires training on privilege management and least privilege, making it harder to exploit improper privilege management weaknesses.
Training covers proper privilege management practices, making incorrect privilege assignments less likely.
The control mandates review of privilege assignments to ensure they are appropriate and minimal.
Baseline configuration documents and controls privilege assignments, making improper privilege management harder to introduce or sustain.
Manages privileges for change control activities and provides oversight to prevent improper privilege use in configuration updates.
Reviewing changes for security impacts prevents introduction of improper privilege assignments or escalations.