Check Point Security Management Server, Multi-Domain Security Management Server, Log Server, Multi-Domain Log Server, and SmartEvent contain a path traversal vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload and execute arbitrary scripts.

Check Point fixed CVE-2026-91843, a critical flaw that could let attackers run code as root on Security Management and Log Servers with no login needed. Check Point addressed CVE-2026-91843 (CVSS score of 9.8), a critical vulnerability in its Security Management and Log Servers. The flaw could let an attacker with no account run code as […]

The Dutch Nationaal Cyber Security Centrum (NCSC) is warning of imminent exploitation of two critical flaws in Check Point VPN tracked as CVE-2026-85102 and CVE-2026-85103. [...]

Cybersecurity researchers have shared additional technical details about a recently patched critical security flaw impacting Check Point Security Management Server and Multi-Domain Security Management Server (MDS) that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-16232 (CVSS score: 9.3), is an authentication bypass in the SmartConsole login process that

Attackers are exploiting a critical authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-16232) that affects Check Point Security Management and Multi-Domain Security Management, the management servers that push policy to Check Point security gateways (i.e., firewalls). “An unauthenticated attacker can obtain an application login token and use it to login via SmartConsole with full admin privileges and apply changes to the security policy and security configuration,” the company said. The vulnerability is being exploited, they confirmed, and a “handful” … More → The post Attackers exploit critical Check Point flaw to take over firewall management (CVE-2026-16232) appeared first on Help Net Security .

Check Point addressed a critical authentication bypass flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-16232, in SmartConsole that is being actively exploited. Check Point has released security updates to fix multiple vulnerabilities, including CVE-2026-16232 (CVSS score of 9.3), a critical authentication bypass flaw affecting Security Management and Multi-Domain Management (MDSM). The vulnerability, which is under active exploitation, allows unauthenticated […]

Check Point has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities impacting Security Management and Multi-Domain Management (MDSM) products, including a critical flaw that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The security flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-16232 (CVSS score: 9.3), is an authentication bypass affecting the Check Point SmartConsole login process that allows an

CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog , based on evidence of active exploitation.   CVE-2026-16232 Check Point SmartConsole Improper Authentication Vulnerability CVE-2026-50522 Microsoft SharePoint Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise. Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04: Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk establishes vulnerability management requirements for Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies. BOD 26-04 reinforces the importance of the KEV Catalog and requires federal agencies to prioritize rapid remediation of high-risk vulnerabilities, specifically those identified by Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) listed in CISA’s KEV Catalog on publicly exposed assets that grant total control of the asset post-exploitation, while deferring action for lower-risk vulnerabilities. BOD 26-04 further establishes basic expectations for when agencies must check whether threat actors compromised the system before the patch was applied. While BOD 26-04 applies only to FCEB agencies, CISA encourages all organizations to adopt risk-based vulnerability management and prioritize remediation of KEV Catalog vulnerabilities . CISA will continue to add vulnerabilities to the catalog that meet the specified criteria . Aware of an ex...

Check Point SmartConsole contains an improper authentication vulnerability which could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to obtain an application login token and use it to authenticate with full administrative privileges.