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New Check Point flaw lets hackers execute code with root privileges

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1 SIGNALFIRST DETECTED 18 September 2026
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23 Jul
Check Point Patches Exploited SmartConsole Flaw Allowing Full Admin Access

Check Point has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities impacting Security Management and Multi-Domain Management (MDSM) products, including a critical flaw

REPORT · WHAT · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
23 Sept
Check Point warns of hackers exploiting Security Gateway VPN RCE flaw

Cybersecurity company Check Point has confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2026-85102, a pre-authentication remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the VPN

REPORT · WHAT · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
29 Jul
Public PoC Released for Exploited Check Point SmartConsole Authentication Bypass

Cybersecurity researchers have shared additional technical details about a recently patched critical security flaw impacting Check Point Security Management Server and

REPORT · WHAT · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
25 Jun
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Zero-Day CVE-2026-20245 Exploited to Gain Root Access

An unknown threat actor exploited a recently disclosed high-severity security flaw impacting Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN as a zero-day at least two months before it was publicly

REPORT · WHAT · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
23 Jul
Check Point warns of SmartConsole zero-day exploited in attacks

Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point Software has addressed an actively exploited zero-day flaw in the company's SmartConsole graphical user interface (GUI) admin panel. [...]

REPORT · WHAT · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
13 Jun
Critical Splunk Enterprise Flaw Lets Attackers Run Code Without Authentication

Splunk has released security updates to address a critical security flaw in Splunk Enterprise that could be exploited to conduct unauthenticated file operations and even remote

REPORT · WHAT · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
5 Oct
New Dell System Update flaw lets hackers gain root privileges

Dell warned customers to patch a critical vulnerability in the System Update (DSU) command-line interface (CLI) deployment tool as soon as possible. [...]

REPORT · HOW · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
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