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CRITICAL CWE-287

CVE-2026-62144

Management Authentication Bypass and Privilege Escalation

Check Point·Quantum Security Management

9.1/ 10
CVSS 3.1
Critical severity
1.0%
EPSS exploit odds
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Higher than 64% of all CVEs
Not listed
CISA KEV catalog
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation on CISA's list.
Timeline
Published
Jul 22, 2026
Updated
Jul 24, 2026
First covered
Jul 23, 2026
Latest story
4 months ago

Summary

An authentication bypass vulnerability in Check Point Security Management and Multi-Domain Security Management allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute administrative commands on the Management Server. Successful exploitation may also allow command execution on managed Security Gateways. Exploitation requires network access to the Management Server without firewall protection or a configuration that does not restrict Trusted Clients.

CWE-287Improper Authentication.

Attack profile

Attack vectorNetwork
ComplexityLow
PrivilegesNone
User interactionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected products

  • Check Point Quantum Security ManagementR82.10 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 36 or belowR82 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 118 or belowR81.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 158 or belowR81.10, R81, R80.30, R80.20, R80.10, R80, and R77.30
  • Check Point Multi-Domain Security ManagementR82.10 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 36 or belowR82 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 118 or belowR81.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 158 or belowR81.10, R81, R80.30, R80.20, R80.10, R80, and R77.30

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