VULNERABILITY OVERVIEW
A logic-flow weakness (CWE-287) in certificate validation during deprecated IKEv1 key exchange allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to establish a VPN session without valid credentials. Exploited in the wild since at least May 7, 2026 as a zero-day; Check Point confirmed a Qilin ransomware affiliate as one threat actor using the flaw. WatchTowr Labs published a public PoC/DAG (4 GitHub repos noted) confirming authentication bypass. CISA added to KEV on June 8 with a June 11 federal remediation deadline.
CVSS BREAKDOWN
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Attack Vector
NETWORK
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Attack Complexity
LOW
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Privs Required
NONE
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User Interaction
NONE
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Scope / Impact
UNCHANGED
C:H Β· I:H Β· A:N
AFFECTED VERSIONS
Security Gateways R82.10 Jumbo HF Take 19 or below; R82 Jumbo HF Take 103 or below; R81.20 Jumbo HF Take 141 or below; R81.10, R81, R80.40 (EOS); Spark Firewalls R80.20.X, R81.10.X, R82.00.X β only when IKEv1 Remote Access is enabledCITATIONS
- β https://blog.checkpoint.com/security/check-point-releases-important-hotfix-for-vulnerabilities-in-deprecated-ikev1-vpn-protocol/
- β https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk185033
- β https://labs.watchtowr.com/marking-your-own-homework-check-point-remote-access-vpn-ikev1-authentication-bypass-cve-2026-50751/
- β https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/etr-critical-check-point-vpn-zero-day-exploited-in-the-wild-cve-2026-50751/
- β https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog