# CVE-2026-62145 — checkpoint Quantum Security Gateway

> As of 2026-07-22, CVE-2026-62145 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in checkpoint Quantum Security Gateway, CVSS v3.1 7.5, EPSS 0.3% (31.5th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-62145, most recently “CVE-2026-16232: Check Point SmartConsole Authentication Bypass Actively Exploited, Added to CISA KEV”.

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

## What is CVE-2026-62145?

A vulnerability in Check Point Gaia Portal allows an authenticated attacker with read-only Gaia Portal privileges to execute commands with root privileges.

The record classifies CVE-2026-62145 under weakness class [CWE-269](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 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:** 7.5 — HIGH (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.5% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 5/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-07-22

## Is CVE-2026-62145 being exploited?

No public exploitation evidence for CVE-2026-62145 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 Gateway, Quantum Security Management

## How to fix CVE-2026-62145

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-62145 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-2026-62145

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-62145, 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/sk185153)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-62145
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-62145 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp