Vulnerabilities
CVE-2026-50751 — User Authentication Bypass in VPN Remote Access and Mobile Access
CVE-2026-50751 · Quantum Security Gateway · CVSS 9.3 · KEV
In brief
- Severity · CVSS
- Critical9.3CVSS 3.1, Critical
- EPSS
- 6%
- CISA KEV
- Known exploited, listed since 8 Jun 2026
- CERT-FR
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0711
- Vendor
- Check Point
- Products
- Quantum Security Gateway
- Published · Modified
- ·
- Last verified
Summary
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.
Weakness: CWE-287
Title, description and the vendor's statements are quoted from the CVE record; a vendor's advisory is summarised in Patcharo's words, with a link.
Affected and fixed versions
Per product and release branch, as the vendor's CVE record and official advisory state them. A fixed release is shown only when a document names it: the vendor's, or CERT-FR's for Check Point, with its source.
9 branches without a precise fixed release
No precise fixed release is published in the sources Patcharo follows.
Check Point Quantum Security Gateway
Source: CVE-2026-50751
- R82.10Affected versionsR82.10 GA – R82.10 JHF Take 19First fixed releaseNot published in the sources followedCurrent maintenanceTake 45Latest known on 23 Oct 2026; Check Point's notes are not read sinceNot stated as a fix for this CVECheck Point JHF catalogSupportSupportedSupport ends 30 Jun 2030Check Point life cycle policy
- R82Affected versionsR82 GA – R82 JHF Take 103First fixed releaseNot published in the sources followedCurrent maintenanceTake 127Latest known on 23 Oct 2026; Check Point's notes are not read sinceNot stated as a fix for this CVECheck Point JHF catalogSupportSupportedSupport ends 30 Apr 2029Check Point life cycle policy
- R81.20Affected versionsR81.20 GA – R81.20 JHF Take 141First fixed releaseNot published in the sources followedCurrent maintenanceTake 170Latest known on 23 Oct 2026; Check Point's notes are not read sinceNot stated as a fix for this CVECheck Point JHF catalogSupportApproaching end of supportSupport ends 31 May 2027Check Point life cycle policy
- R81.10Affected versionsListed as affected, releases not specifiedFirst fixed releaseNot published in the sources followedCurrent maintenanceLast available TakeTake 192Latest known on 23 Oct 2026; Check Point's notes are not read sinceNot stated as a fix for this CVENo longer supported by Check PointCheck Point JHF catalogSupportEnd of lifeSupport ends 31 Mar 2026Check Point life cycle policy
- R81Affected versionsListed as affected, releases not specifiedFirst fixed releaseNot published in the sources followedCurrent maintenanceNot publishedSupportEnd of lifeSupport ends 31 Oct 2024Check Point life cycle policy
- R80.40Affected versionsListed as affected, releases not specifiedFirst fixed releaseNot published in the sources followedCurrent maintenanceNot publishedSupportEnd of lifeSupport ends 30 Apr 2024Check Point life cycle policy
Check Point recommended release for all deployments: R82.10sk95746
No precise fixed release is published for this product in the sources Patcharo follows.
Check Point Spark Firewalls
Source: CVE-2026-50751
- R82.00Affected versionsAll releases of the branchFirst fixed releaseNot published in the sources followed
- R81.10Affected versionsAll releases of the branchFirst fixed releaseNot published in the sources followed
- R80.20Affected versionsAll releases of the branchFirst fixed releaseNot published in the sources followed
No precise fixed release is published for this product in the sources Patcharo follows.
Remediation
Vendor guidance
CISA KEV 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.
CISA due date:
SourceCISA KEV
CERT-FR recommendation
Refer to the vendor's security bulletin to obtain patches (see Documentation section).
SourceCERTFR-2026-AVI-0711
Vendor advisory
The vendor has published an advisory for this CVE: check it for fixed releases and mitigations.
SourceCheck Point sk185033
Last verified 1 Oct 2026 at 09:31 UTC
Known exploitation
Added to CISA KEV on 8 Jun 2026
Federal remediation due date: 11 Jun 2026
Known use in ransomware campaigns
6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 93%).
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
CERT-FR
1 document of the French national CERT (ANSSI) references this CVE.
Multiple vulnerabilities in Check Point VPNs
Security policy bypass
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Check Point VPNs. They allow an attacker to cause a security policy bypass. Check Point indicates that the CVE-2026-50751 vulnerability is actively exploited. The CVE-2026-50751 vulnerability affects instances with the IKEv1 protocol enabled. The vendor also provides workarounds and indicators of compromise. These have not been qualified by CERT-FR.
Recommendation
Refer to the vendor's security bulletin to obtain patches (see Documentation section).
Official document on cert.ssi.gouv.frread by Patcharo 28 Sept 2026 at 20:03 UTCMachine translation of the French text published by CERT-FR; a text whose translation did not pass Patcharo's checks stays in French. Identifiers, versions and links are copied unchanged.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEV
- Published by the source
- CISA remediation due date
- Source record last modified
- EPSS score computed
- Last verified by Patcharo
Official sources
- Check Point (CVE record)retrieved 1 Oct 2026 at 09:31 UTC
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilitiesretrieved 1 Oct 2026 at 09:28 UTC
- NVDretrieved 28 Sept 2026 at 07:02 UTC
- FIRST EPSSretrieved 30 Sept 2026 at 00:17 UTC
- Check Point sk185033retrieved 1 Oct 2026 at 09:31 UTC
References
Vendor advisory
Check Point · CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities · NVD · FIRST EPSS · Check Point sk185033
How Patcharo reads this
Affected and fixed releases come from the vendor's structured statements and are matched against exact versions; CVSS from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV and the vendor's own advisory, probability from FIRST EPSS. Missing data stays Unknown and never becomes Not affected.
Read the methodologyRead the guide: Check Point releases, Jumbo Hotfix Accumulators and Take numbers explained
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Other records affecting the same products, newest first.
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