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Advisory severityCritical9.3Check Point Exploited

Critical [CVE-2026-18574] authentication bypass vulnerability in Check Point Security Management Server and Multi-Domain Security Management Server (MDS) could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker with network access to Management services to execute arbitrary commands on the Security Management Server

This critical-severity Check Point advisory covers CVE-2026-18574 affecting Multi-Domain Security Management Server.

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CVE-2026-18574 Source published Source updated

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Affected products & platforms
Check PointSecurity Management
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Summary

An authentication bypass vulnerability in Check Point Security Management Server and Multi-Domain Security Management Server (MDS) could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker with network access to Management services to execute arbitrary commands on the Security Management Server.

Successful exploitation could result in full compromise of the Security Management system. Check Point discovered this issue internally and has no indication of active exploitation.

Affected versions
  • Security Management Server R82.10 with Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator Take 39 or below
  • Security Management Server R82 with Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator Take 121 or below
  • Security Management Server R81.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator Take 160 or below
  • Security Management Server R81.10
  • Security Management Server R81
  • Security Management Server R80.40
  • Security Management Server R80.30
  • Security Management Server R80.20
  • Security Management Server R80.10
  • Security Management Server R80
  • Multi-Domain Security Management Server R82.10 with Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator Take 39 or below
  • Multi-Domain Security Management Server R82 with Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator Take 121 or below

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 10 days ago·verify at source

Fixed versions
  • R82.10 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator Take 40 or later
  • R82 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator Take 122 or later
  • R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator Take 161 or later

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 10 days ago·verify at source

Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation
  • This problem was fixed. The fix is included in: Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R82.10 starting from Take 40 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R82 starting from Take 122 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R81.20 starting from Take 161

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 10 days ago·verify at source

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