Vulnerability threat dossier
Potentially allowing an attacker to read certain information on Check Point Security Gateways once connected to the internet and enabled with remote Access VPN or Mobile Access Software Blades. A Security fix that mitigates this vulnerability is available.
VTP analyst assessment
CISA KEV lists this Check Point gateway flaw as exploited globally, with known ransomware campaign use. An internet-connected gateway with Remote Access VPN or Mobile Access enabled may disclose information to an attacker.
1 record references and 2 source references passed trusted post-response validation. The current deterministic record contains 0 independent evidence groups.
First-party honeypot request semantics are potentially consistent with this CVE. This is an unconfirmed candidate match, not proof of exploitation or successful execution.
If you use affected Check Point gateways with Remote Access VPN or Mobile Access, apply the available security fix and review exposure of those services.
First-party deterministic correlation
The request shares exploitation-associated characteristics with CVE-2024-24919, but the evidence does not identify one CVE with sufficient confidence.
Basis: deterministic technical candidate
VTP deterministic assessment
CISA KEV lists this vulnerability as known to be exploited globally.
EPSS is 1.00; this is predictive context, not exploitation evidence.
First-party honeypot request semantics are potentially consistent with this CVE. This is an unconfirmed candidate match, not proof of exploitation or successful execution.
Material change ledger
Claim provenance
1 primary sources · 0 dependent secondary reports · 2 reports with unresolved independence. Repetition remains visible without multiplying confirmation.
Event history
BleepingComputer supplied a deterministically extracted signal; review the linked evidence before escalation.
The Hacker News supplied a deterministically extracted signal; review the linked evidence before escalation.
Rapid7 Research published evidence linked to CVE-2024-24919.
CISA lists global known exploitation. This is not a VTP sensor observation.
Original publications
Check Point Software released emergency hotfixes to address a critical Security Management Server vulnerability that could let attackers run arbitrary scripts. [...]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced the disruption of two hacking platforms named QScan and QTRouter operated by Chinese threat actors to target critical infrastructure and other sensitive networks in the country. The activity has been attributed to a Chinese state-sponsored group known as QTFY, employed by Nanjing Xinjiuwei Network Technology Company (南京鑫玖维网络科技有限公司).&
Overview On July 22, 2026, Check Point published a security advisory for multiple vulnerabilities affecting Security Management, Multi-Domain Management, and firewall products. The most urgent of these is CVE-2026-16232 , an authentication bypass in the SmartConsole login process classified as improper authentication ( CWE-287 ). CVE-2026-16232 has been assigned a critical CVSS score of 9.1. The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to obtain an application login token and authenticate to the management server with full administrative privileges, enabling modification of security policies and configurations. Check Point has confirmed that CVE-2026-16232 is being actively exploited in the wild, affecting what the vendor describes as a small number of customers. Remote exploitation requires network access to the Management Server IP address in environments that do not restrict Trusted Clients. On the same day as the advisory, CVE-2026-16232 was added to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's (CISA) list of known exploited vulnerabilities (KEV), with a remediation due date of July 25, 2026, giving organizations only three days to respond. The advisory addresses three vulnerabilities in total: CVE CVSS Description Affected Products Exploitation Status CVE-2026-16232 Vendor: 9.3 (Critical) CISA: 9.1 (Critical) Authentication bypass via SmartConsole application token Security Management, Multi-Domain Management Exploited in the wild CVE-2026-62144 Vendor: 9.3 (Critical) CISA: 9.1 (Critical) Management authentication bypass and privilege escalation Security Management, Multi-Domain Management No known exploitation CVE-2026-62145 7.5 (High) Local privilege escalation in GaiaOS WebUI Firewall, Multi-Domain Management, Multi-Domain Log Server No known exploitation Compromise of a Security Management Server is particularly consequential because it sits at the top of the trust hierarchy. An attacker with administrative access can modify security policies across managed gateways, alter administrator permissions, manipulate VPN configurations, and potentially disable or tamper with logging and monitoring. According to Check Point's advisory , the vulnerabilities were discovered during a routine internal review, with subsequent analysis revealing that CVE-2026-16232 had been exploited prior to the availability of a patch. Check Point network security products have been targeted by multiple in-the-wild vulnerabilities over the past two years. In June 2026, CVE-2026-50751 , a critical authentication bypass in Check Point Remote Access VPN, was exploited in the wild and added to the CISA KEV. In May 2024, CVE-2024-24919 , a high-severity information disclosure vulnerability in Check Point Quantum Security Gateways, was also exploited in the wild. Organizations running affected Check Point management products should apply the available hotfixes on an emergency basis. Technical analysis On July 28, 2026, Rapid7 Labs published a full root cause technical analysis of CVE-2026-16232. Our analysis details the vulnerability and how an unauthenticated attacker can exploit the vulnerability to login to a vulnerable appliance via SmartConsole with full admin privileges. Mitigation guidance Check Point released Jumbo Hotfixes on July 22, 2026, to remediate CVE-2026-16232, CVE-2026-62144, and CVE-2026-62145. Organizations running affected versions of Security Management or Multi-Domain Management should install the latest Jumbo Hotfix on an emergency basis, without waiting for a regular patch cycle to occur. The following versions are affected by CVE-2026-16232: R82.10 : fixed in Jumbo Hotfix Take 36 and later R82 : fixed in Jumbo Hotfix Take 118 and later R81.20 : fixed in Jumbo Hotfix Take 158 and later R81.10 , R81 , R80.30 , R80.20 , R80.10 , R80 , and R77.30 : no fix specified CVE-2026-62144 and CVE-2026-62145 affect the same release families ( R81.10 , R81.20 , R82 , R82.10 ) per the vendor advisory, with older
Technical vulnerability data
Raw observations
First-party honeypot request semantics are potentially consistent with this CVE. This is an unconfirmed candidate match, not proof of exploitation or successful execution.