User Authentication Bypass in VPN Remote Access and Mobile Access
- Severity
- Critical9.3CVSS 3.1, Critical
- EPSS
- 6%
- Published
- 8 Jun 2026
- Updated
- 4 Aug 2026
Description
Title, description and vendor guidance are quoted from the source records.
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
Known exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 8 Jun 2026
Federal remediation due date: 11 Jun 2026
Known use in ransomware campaigns
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.
Exploit prediction
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
What the source states, per branch
Versions matched by Patcharo
Check Point Quantum Security GatewaySource: Check Point (CVE record)
| Branch | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| R82.10 | Listed as affected, no patch-level detail | |
| R82 | Listed as affected, no patch-level detail | |
| R81.20 | Listed as affected, no patch-level detail | |
| R81.10 | Listed as affected, no patch-level detail | |
| R81 | Listed as affected, no patch-level detail | |
| R80.40 | Listed as affected, no patch-level detail |
Versions not listed are not assessed (shown as Unknown).
Affected products
- checkpoint Spark Firewalls · R80.20.X, R81.10.X, and R82.00.X
References
- https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk185033(opens in a new tab)
- https://blog.checkpoint.com/security/check-point-releases-important-hotfix-for-vulnerabilities-in-deprecated-ikev1-vpn-protocol/(opens in a new tab)
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-50751(opens in a new tab)
Provenance
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- Check Point (CVE record)
- Check Point (CVE record) · 27 Sept 2026, 23:46 UTC · Parser patcharo-cve5/1.1.0
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities · 27 Sept 2026, 23:42 UTC · Parser patcharo-kev/1.0.0
- NVD
- NVD · 27 Sept 2026, 23:44 UTC · Parser patcharo-nvd/1.0.0
- FIRST EPSS
- FIRST EPSS · 27 Sept 2026, 23:46 UTC · Parser patcharo-epss/1.0.0
Last verified: 28 Sept 2026, 02:31 UTC