Check Point Patches Exploited SmartConsole Flaw Allowing Full Admin Access
Check Point Patches Exploited SmartConsole Flaw Allowing Full Admin Access
23 July 2026
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