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A hard-link created from log file archive of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 or Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before E80.96 to any file on the system will get its permission changed so that all users can access that linked file. Doing this on files with limited access gains the local attacker higher privileges to the file.
Use CWE-65, Checkpoint vendor hub and Endpoint Security product page to widen CVE-2019-8452 into its surrounding weakness, vendor, and product context.
Compare it with CVE-2023-28134, CVE-2023-28133 and CVE-2022-23742 for nearby disclosures in the same product family. Additional editorial context is available in Cybersecurity Weekly Roundup: April 27, 2026 — Critical Zero-Days and Framework Failures.