# CVE-2026-62144 — checkpoint Quantum Security Management

> As of 2026-07-22, CVE-2026-62144 is a CRITICAL-severity vulnerability in checkpoint Quantum Security Management, CVSS v3.1 9.1, EPSS 1.0% (59.3th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-62144, most recently “CVE-2026-16232: Check Point SmartConsole Authentication Bypass Actively Exploited, Added to CISA KEV”.

**Last updated:** 2026-07-22

## What is CVE-2026-62144?

An authentication bypass vulnerability in Check Point Security Management and Multi-Domain Security Management allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute administrative commands on the Management Server. Successful exploitation may also allow command execution on managed Security Gateways. Exploitation requires network access to the Management Server without firewall protection or a configuration that does not restrict Trusted Clients.

The record classifies CVE-2026-62144 under weakness class [CWE-287](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity. 2 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 53 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 9.1 — CRITICAL (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59.3% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 6.9/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-07-22

## Is CVE-2026-62144 being exploited?

No public exploitation evidence for CVE-2026-62144 is recorded in the sources Threadlinqs tracks — CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, public proof-of-concept repositories and ProjectDiscovery Nuclei — as of 2026-07-22. That is an absence of evidence in those feeds, not a guarantee that the vulnerability is unexploited.

## Affected products and versions

- **checkpoint**: Quantum Security Management, Multi-Domain Security Management

## How to fix CVE-2026-62144

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-62144 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-62144

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-62144, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

- [CVE-2026-16232: Check Point SmartConsole Authentication Bypass Actively Exploited, Added to CISA KEV](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1650) — CRITICAL · 2026-07-23

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-07-23. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

**Other references**

- [support.checkpoint.com](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk185152)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-62144
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-62144 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp