HIGH · CVSS 7.8
ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
CVE-2026-123039: Check Point Multiple Products Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource Vulnerability
What should you do?
Patch now
- ExploitedYes, according to CISA KEV
- CISA due date16 Nov 2026
- PatchNot confirmed
- Affected versionsR81.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 173 or below, R82 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 130 or below, R82.10 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 50 or below
| Vendor | Check Point |
|---|---|
| Product | Multiple Products |
| CVSS score | 7.8 · CVSS 3.1 · HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Actively exploited | Yes |
| Added to CISA KEV | 13 Nov 2026 |
| CISA federal deadline | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Weakness (CWE) | CWE-732, CWE-862 |
| NVD published | 12 Nov 2026 |
| NVD last modified | 13 Nov 2026 |
| NVD status | Awaiting Analysis |
Affected versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| checkpoint Quantum Security Gateway | R81.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 173 or below | – |
| checkpoint Quantum Security Gateway | R82 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 130 or below | – |
| checkpoint Quantum Security Gateway | R82.10 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 50 or below | – |
| checkpoint Quantum Security Gateway | R82.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 10 or below | – |
| checkpoint Quantum Security Management | R81.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 173 or below | – |
| checkpoint Quantum Security Management | R82 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 130 or below | – |
| checkpoint Quantum Security Management | R82.10 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 50 or below | – |
| checkpoint Quantum Security Management | R82.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 10 or below | – |
Required action (CISA's text)
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Description (NVD)
The Gaia OS DynamicCLI daemon runs as root and listens on a world-writable local socket (/tmp/dynamic_socket) without authenticating connecting processes. An authenticated local user can send a command to the socket and have it executed as root.
SOURCES
Other Check Point flaws
- CVE-2026-93616: Check Point Multiple Products Path Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-85102: Check Point Multiple Products Improper Certificate Validation Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-16232: Check Point SmartConsole Improper Authentication Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-50751: Check Point Security Gateway Improper Authentication Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-24919: Check Point Quantum Security Gateways Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Data from NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Updated 13 Nov 2026.