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#2 The Hacker News general July 23, 2026 at 06:34 UTC

Check Point Patches Exploited SmartConsole Flaw Allowing Full Admin Access

By [email protected] (The Hacker News)

AI Summary

Check Point disclosed and patched CVE-2026-16232 (CVSS 9.3), a critical authentication bypass in its SmartConsole GUI that grants full admin access to Security Management and Multi-Domain Management (MDSM) products and is already being actively exploited in the wild. Administrators running affected configurations should apply the security updates immediately, as SmartConsole is a high-value target given its role in managing enterprise firewall policy. This is the latest in a string of Check Point vulnerabilities attracting threat actor attention.

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