CVE-2020-6024

Local privilege escalation via writable execution directory

Published Jan 20, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Local privilege escalation in affected Check Point SmartConsole R80.10 through R81 builds allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges. SmartConsole launches executables from a directory writable by all authenticated users, allowing a user-controlled binary to replace an expected executable. Exploitation requires authenticated local access and subsequent execution of the planted binary in SmartConsole's elevated context, enabling compromise of the host.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Local privilege escalation in affected Check Point SmartConsole R80.10 through R81 builds allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges. SmartConsole launches executables from a directory writable by all authenticated users, allowing a user-controlled binary to replace an expected executable. Exploitation requires authenticated local access and subsequent execution of the planted binary in SmartConsole's elevated context, enabling compromise of the host.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-6024
Published
Jan 20, 2021
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Product
Check Point SmartConsole
Classifications
CWE-114, CWE-269, T1574.008
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 20, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=R80.20, R80.30, R80.40, R81

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. · Check Point SmartConsoleversion=R80.20, R80.30, R80.40, R81

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.6NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-114Process Control
CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1574.008Hijack Execution Flow: Path Interception by Search Order Hijacking

Public exploit references

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