{"id":"CVE-2019-8459","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-8459","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T21:17:35.677Z","title":"This can cause loading of a previously placed executable with a name similar to the parts of the path, instead of the intended one.","description":"Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows, with the VPN blade, before version E80.83, starts a process without using quotes in the path. This can cause loading of a previously placed executable with a name similar to the parts of the path, instead of the intended one.","published":"2019-06-20T17:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:42:02.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@checkpoint.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-428"],"affected":["checkpoint/jumbo hotfix for endpoint security server","checkpoint/endpoint security server package","checkpoint/smartconsole for endpoint security server","checkpoint/endpoint security clients","checkpoint/remote access clients","checkpoint/capsule docs standalone client"],"epss":{"score":0.01191,"percentile":0.67759,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.19%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk124972#Resolved%20Issues","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@checkpoint.com"},{"url":"https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk124972#Resolved%20Issues","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8459","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}