Local User File Write/Deletion via Harmony SASE Windows Client (Checkpoint)
CVE-2025-9142 Published on January 14, 2026
Local privilege escalation in Harmony SASE Windows Agent
A local user can trigger Harmony SASE Windows client to write or delete files outside the intended certificate working directory.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-9142 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2025-9142 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Affected Versions
checkpoint Hramony SASE Version Check Point Harmony SASE Windows Agent versions prior to 12.2 is affected by CVE-2025-9142Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.