THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2026-16232
HIGH SEVERITY
Actively Exploited · CISA KEV

CVE-2026-16232

Check Point SmartConsole Improper Authentication Vulnerability

Severity
HIGH
EPSS
1.1%
EPSS pct
61th
Exploited
Yes
Check Point SmartConsole contains an improper authentication vulnerability which could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to obtain an application login token and use it to authenticate with full administrative privileges.
Affected vendor
Check Point
Affected product
SmartConsole
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Risk analysis

Its EPSS score of 1.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 61% of all scored CVEs.

Known exploited — CISA remediation

Added to KEV: 2026-07-22
Remediate by: 2026-07-25
Ransomware use: Unknown

Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2026-16232

  • Confirm whether Check Point SmartConsole is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2026-16232.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows — this CVE is actively exploited.

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