What is CVE-2020-6024?

CVE-2020-6024 is a high-severity vulnerability in Checkpoint Smartconsole, classified under Process Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-01-20.

How severe is CVE-2020-6024?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Checkpoint Smartconsole

CVE-2020-6024

Check Point SmartConsole before R80.10 Build 185, R80.20 Build 119, R80.30 before Build 94, R80.40 before Build 415, and R81 before Build 548 were vulnerable to a possible local privilege escalation due to running executables from a direct…

EPSS: 0.003 (18.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Checkpoint Smartconsole — versions r80.20, r80.30, r80.40
N/a Check Point Smartconsole — versions R80.20, R80.30, R80.40, R81

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cve@checkpoint.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-6024?: CVE-2020-6024 is a high-severity vulnerability in Checkpoint Smartconsole, classified under Process Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-01-20.
How severe is CVE-2020-6024?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.