CVE-2026-50751

User Authentication Bypass in VPN Remote Access and Mobile Access

  • Critical 9.3
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 8 Jun 2026
  • Used in ransomware campaigns

Description

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.

Key facts

Published
8 Jun 2026
Last changed
4 Aug 2026
Assigned by
checkpoint
KEV added
8 Jun 2026
KEV fix due
11 Jun 2026
Used in ransomware
Yes, according to CISA
EPSS
85.348% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.723% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 9.3CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

What to do

  • Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
checkpointQuantum Security Gateway
  • R82.10 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 19 or below (affected)
  • R82 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 103 or below (affected)
  • R81.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 141 or below (affected)
  • R81.10, R81, and R80.40 (affected)
checkpointSpark Firewalls
  • R80.20.X, R81.10.X, and R82.00.X (affected)

Timeline

  1. 8 Jun 2026 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
  2. 8 Jun 2026 Published

Weakness

References