{"cve":"CVE-2022-41604","nvd":{"published":"2022-09-27T23:15:17.263","modified":"2026-06-17T05:03:29.387","status":"Modified","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_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-269"],"references":["https://github.com/Wh04m1001/ZoneAlarmEoP","https://www.infigo.hr/en/insights/39/elevation-of-privilege-in-zonealarm-extreme-security/","https://www.zonealarm.com/software/extreme-security/release-history","https://github.com/Wh04m1001/ZoneAlarmEoP","https://www.infigo.hr/en/insights/39/elevation-of-privilege-in-zonealarm-extreme-security/"],"products":["checkpoint:zonealarm"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:36:05.460296998+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-41604","score":0.00623,"percentile":0.49871,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}