CRITICAL
CVE-2026-16232
CVSS
9.8
KEV
Description
An authentication bypass vulnerability in the Check Point SmartConsole login process allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to obtain an application login token and use it to authenticate with full administrative privileges. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to modify security policies and security configurations. Remote exploitation requires internet access to the Management Server IP address and a configuration that does not restrict Trusted Clients. Check Point is aware that this vulnerability is being exploited and has affected a very small number of customers.
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-287
Improper Authentication
EPSS Score
72.05%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
99.4th percentile
References
Base CVE data derived from NVD (public domain). Enrichment by
dbcve.org
(CC-BY-4.0). Fetched via API.