Local privilege escalation via certificate-directory symlink
Published Jan 14, 2026 · Updated Jan 14, 2026
Path traversal in Check Point Harmony SASE Windows Agent before 12.2 allows local users to write or delete files outside its certificate directory. The certificate workflow follows a crafted symbolic link and performs privileged file operations on the link target without confining the resolved path to its working directory. A low-privileged local user must prepare the link and induce user interaction; successful exploitation can overwrite or remove protected files and elevate privileges.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in Check Point Harmony SASE Windows Agent before 12.2 allows local users to write or delete files outside its certificate directory. The certificate workflow follows a crafted symbolic link and performs privileged file operations on the link target without confining the resolved path to its working directory. A low-privileged local user must prepare the link and induce user interaction; successful exploitation can overwrite or remove protected files and elevate privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-9142
- Published
- Jan 14, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 14, 2026
- Vendor
- Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
- Product
- Check Point SASE Agent
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jan 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=Check Point Harmony SASE Windows Agent versions prior to 12.2
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