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CVE-2026-50751

Check Point Security Gateway Improper Authentication Vulnerability

CISA KEV record

CISA date added
2026-06-08
CISA due date
2026-06-11
Known ransomware use
Known

NVD risk context

9.3 CRITICAL

CVSS is a technical severity score. CISA’s KEV status remains the evidence that this vulnerability is known to be exploited.

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Attack vector
Network
The vulnerable service can be reached remotely over a network.
Attack complexity
Low
Exploitation does not require unusual conditions beyond normal attacker control.
Privileges required
None
The attacker does not need an existing account or privileges.
User interaction
None
No action by another user is required.

Description

Check Point Security Gateway contains an improper authentication vulnerability in IKEv1 key exchange that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass user authentication and establish a remote access VPN connection without a valid user password.

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.

NVD reference index

Vendor and remediation references

NVD has tagged these sources as vendor advisories, patches, mitigations, or release notes.

Other NVD references (1)

MITRE CWE context

CWE classification

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

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NVD record timing

NVD record timeline

These dates describe NVD’s record, not CISA’s KEV addition or remediation due date.

NVD published
Jun 08, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC
When NVD first published this CVE record.
NVD last updated
Jul 23, 2026, 07:10 AM UTC
When NVD last changed its analysis or record data.
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This standardized code is intended for security tools and technical analysts. The plain-language risk summary above explains its main points.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

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CISA notes

https://blog.checkpoint.com/security/check-point-releases-important-hotfix-for-vulnerabilities-in-deprecated-ikev1-vpn-protocol/ ; https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk185033?_gl=1*1wqeqhc*_gcl_au*MTI1MzE5MjI2LjE3ODA5MzQ1NTM. ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50751