Check Point Authentication Bypass Flaw Enables Full Compromise of Security Management System

Check Point has released security updates for a high-severity authentication-bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-18574) that could allow attackers to compromise vulnerable Security Management environments fully. This issue affects both Security Management Server and Multi-Domain Security Management Server deployments across several Check Point releases. According to Check Point, an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the targeted management server can bypass Management authentication and execute arbitrary commands. A successful attack could result in a complete takeover of the Security Management system, jeopardizing firewall policies, gateway configurations, administrator access, and the managed security...

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