CVE-2026-50751
CVE-2026-50751 — User Authentication Bypass in VPN Remote Access and Mobile Access
A logic flow weakness in Remote Access and Mobile Access certificate validation in deprecated IKEv1 key exchange allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass user authentication and establish a remote access VPN connection without a valid user password.
Published Updated Sources: NVD, checkpoint (CNA), CISA, FIRST EPSS, GitHub, SOCRadar CTI
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Confirmed
CISA KEV, listed Jun 8, 2026
EPSS
84%
ahead of 99.7% of scored CVEs
CVSS base
9.3
critical
CISA SSVC assessment
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses · SSVC 2.0.3. A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Exploitation
Active
none · proof-of-concept · active
Automatable
Yes
can an attacker script all four kill-chain steps
Technical impact
Total
partial · total control of the vulnerable component
Remediation
The vendor's own words where we have them.
Upgrade Quantum Security Gateway to a fixed release. Apply vendor patches per advisory and restrict external exposure of the affected component until patched.
CISA required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Federal deadline Jun 11, 2026 — passed 97 days ago
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record's own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found.
- Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations.
- Treat as emergency remediation because CISA KEV status is present.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and version as the advisories word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| checkpoint | Quantum Security Gateway | R82.10 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 19 or below | Vulnerable |
| checkpoint | Quantum Security Gateway | R82 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 103 or below | Vulnerable |
| checkpoint | Quantum Security Gateway | R81.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 141 or below | Vulnerable |
| checkpoint | Quantum Security Gateway | R81.10, R81, and R80.40 | Vulnerable |
| checkpoint | Spark Firewalls | R80.20.X, R81.10.X, and R82.00.X | Vulnerable |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Availability
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Scope
Changed
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Privileges Req
None
User Interaction
None
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | CVSS 3.1 | critical | 3.9 | 4.7 | CNA |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
What this weakness leads to
MITRE's own consequences and mitigations for the weakness class — the authority's wording, not guidance derived from the CVSS vector.
CWE-287 · Improper Authentication
- Read Application Data
- Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
- Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
Mitigation: Use an authentication framework or library such as the OWASP ESAPI Authentication feature.::
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-287Improper Authentication
Attack patterns reported against this CVE. The ATT&CK techniques below are inferred from its weakness class.
- T1548Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
- T1040Network Sniffing
- T1185Browser Session Hijacking
CISA KEV details
CISA lists a CVE here once it has evidence of exploitation against real targets.
Listed
Jun 8, 2026
Federal deadline
Jun 11, 2026
passed 97 days ago
Ransomware use
Known
CISA records ransomware use only for campaigns it has confirmed, so “Unknown” means unrecorded, not ruled out. The deadline binds US federal agencies; for everyone else it is a date to argue against.
Public exploit
Capability, not use: code existing is a different claim from anyone running it.
Repositories
20
Exploit entries
2
Exploit-DB and CTI exploit indexes
Social mentions
Posts naming this CVE. Attention, not evidence of exploitation — it spikes on disclosure and decays whether or not anything is exploited.
The VPN you retired on paper may still be selling access in production. Check Point reported active exploitation of CVE-2026-50751 against deployments using deprecated IKEv1. The practical audit: find IKEv1, legacy clients, and VPN paths without machine certificates—not just
@alphahunt_io· Aug 11, 2026
Check Point disclosed CVE-2026-50751 on June 8, 2026. CVSS 9.3. A remote, unauthenticated attacker establishes a remote access VPN connection without a valid user password.
@gagansuie· Aug 11, 2026
TRC analysis shows Qilin ransomware group chained CVE-2026-50751 (Check Point VPN bypass) with CVE-2026-33825 (Microsoft Defender privilege escalation) for network-wide compromise. Attackers moved laterally after initial VPN access, deploying ransomware across multiple systems.
@aviatrixtrc· Aug 11, 2026
🔐 Check Point confirmó que el grupo de ransomware Qilin está detrás de los ataques zero-day contra sus VPN de acceso remoto. La falla, identificada como CVE-2026-50751, permite a atacantes no autenticados sortear la autenticación en VPN móviles, de acceso remoto y firewalls
@Smarteck_cl· Aug 7, 2026
🔐 Check Point confirmó que atacantes ligados al ransomware Qilin están explotando en vivo una falla que permite iniciar sesiones VPN sin ninguna autenticación válida. CVE-2026-50751, con CVSS 9.3, afecta Remote Access VPN, Mobile Access y Spark Firewall cuando usan el protocolo https://t.co/pLizWkRdYl
@Smarteck_cl· Aug 6, 2026
35 more posts on this CVEShowing 5 of 40 · Who is discussing this CVE, and how loudlyUnlock freeDetection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for network-reachable Quantum Security Gateway, Spark Firewalls.
- Monitor for scanner or exploit-pattern traffic after 22 public PoC repositories were reported.
Groups associated with this CVE
Groups reported in connection with this vulnerability. A reported association, not a confirmed observation of that group using it — and not scoped to any sector or campaign.
- ip38.60.157.13995
TweetFeed General · Nov 12, 2025
- ip38.54.107.16793
TweetFeed General · Nov 12, 2025
- ip38.54.88.20181
TweetFeed General · Nov 12, 2025
- ip144.208.127.15588
SOCRadar-APT Feed · Oct 27, 2023
- ip162.33.177.10195
AbuseIPDB Hourly Update · Jun 8, 2026
5 more indicators on this CVEShowing 5 of 10 · Hashes, addresses and domains from a live threat exchangeUnlock freeTimeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first — with the readings a source repeats on a schedule counted underneath rather than listed.
- 2026
Cve is exploited e4zyy/Project-CVE-2026-50751
Aug 28, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
Added · CVSS 3.1 9.3 (AV:N)
Aug 4, 2026 · NVD
Added to CISA KEV catalog
Jun 8, 2026 · CISA
Initial · CVE published
Jun 8, 2026 · NVD
Source activity
Readings a source repeats on a schedule, counted rather than listed.
- 18×SVRS was changedJun 27, 2026 – Aug 29, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
- 18×TweetsJun 30, 2026 – Aug 12, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
- 1×Github_Repos · Github repository created, e4zyy/Project-CVE-2026-50751Aug 28, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
- 1×1 time mentioned on 1 Telegram channelJul 17, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
References
5 on the record
- support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk185033
Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory, GITHUB, NIST
- blog.checkpoint.com/security/check-point-releases-important-hotfix-for-vulnerabilities-in-deprecated-ikev1-vpn-protocol/
Vendor Advisory, NIST
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-50751
US Government Resource, NIST
- support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk185033?_gl=1*1wqeqhc*_gcl_au*MTI1MzE5MjI2LjE3ODA5MzQ1NTM
Vendor Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50751
Vendor Advisory
Coverage
21 stories from the feeds we poll
CVE-2026-16232: Critical Check Point SmartConsole Authentication Bypass Exploited in the Wild
Rapid7 Blog · Jul 23, 2026
Patch Faster Is Not a Strategy: Defending the Window Attackers Already Own - Morphisec
morphisec.com · Aug 24, 2026
Check Point VPN and Google Chrome Vulnerabilities Under Active Exploitation - The HIPAA Journal
hipaajournal.com · Jun 9, 2026
Desktop and IoT threat statistics for Q2 2026 - Securelist
securelist.com · Aug 10, 2026
15th June – Threat Intelligence Report
research.checkpoint.com · Jun 15, 2026
16 more reports on this CVEShowing 5 of 21 · Vendor research and security press coverageUnlock freeElsewhere on this site
- checkpointevery CVE for this vendor
- June 2026what else CISA listed
- Auth Bypasssame class
- CWE-287other pages naming this weakness
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- Only the 5 indicator(s) reported for this CVE are available; no packet-level or host-forensic artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record1
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-50751 is User Authentication Bypass in VPN Remote Access and Mobile Access, a critical vulnerability affecting Quantum Security Gateway, Spark Firewalls from checkpoint. The current evidence lists it in CISA KEV, and the exploit status is: Yes: CISA KEV signal present. Public exploit evidence is: 22 public PoC repositories reported; 0 marked weaponized in current dataset. The affected-version evidence is listed in the key facts and affected products tables. Defenders should first verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run those versions, then apply vendor patches or mitigations, restrict reachable attack surface, and preserve logs for detection review. CVSS 9.3 describes technical severity, while EPSS 84% helps estimate near-term exploit likelihood; neither replaces asset context. Unknown fields should remain explicit in tickets, and threat actor, IOC, victimology, or payload claims should not be added unless a cited source supports them. Monitor CISA KEV, vendor advisories, NVD changes, public PoC repositories, and internal telemetry for update triggers.