Status: KEV | Advisory ID: CVE-2026-16232
| CVE | CVE-2026-16232 |
| Affected products | Check Point SmartConsole |
| Exploitation status | Listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, indicating confirmed active exploitation. |
| Classified as | CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) |
| KEV listing | Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2026-07-22. |
| Exploitation prediction (EPSS) | 72% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (99% percentile) -- FIRST.org's EPSS model. |
| Federal remediation deadline | 2026-07-25 (CISA KEV, Binding Operational Directive). |
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.
| Source | Reference |
|---|---|
| NVD | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16232 |