Unauthenticated RCE on Check Point Management Server — widely deployed enterprise security product; can disrupt network security and management.
CVE-2026-93616
Unauthenticated file upload -> RCE on Check Point Management Server
do firstApply 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.
Is CVE-2026-93616 being exploited?
Yes. CVE-2026-93616 appears in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed and reported. Treat it as active rather than theoretical, and patch it ahead of higher-scoring vulnerabilities that carry no exploitation evidence.
How severe is CVE-2026-93616?
CVE-2026-93616 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-93616?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-93616. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-93616 affect?
CVE-2026-93616 affects Check Point Management Server. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-93616?
Apply vendor patch immediately; isolate management servers and audit logs.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated attackers can upload and execute arbitrary scripts, achieving remote code execution and full takeover of the Management Server and control of managed gateways.
Immediate action required
- affectedR82.20 with no Jumbo Hotfix
- affectedR82.10 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 44 or below
- affectedR82 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 126 or below
- affectedR81.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 166 or below
- affectedR81.10 (EOS) with Jumbo Hotfix Take 190 or below
- affectedR81 (EOS)
- affectedR80.40 (EOS)
- affectedR80.30 (EOS)
- affectedR80.20 (EOS)
- affectedR80.10 (EOS)
- affectedR80 (EOS)
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.
public exploits
Unvetted proof-of-concept code on GitHub: 2 GitHub proofs of concept · 1 Nuclei template
- Check Point Security Management - Unauthenticated Directory Traversal to RCE · detection template · critical
Listed so you can judge urgency, not as a recommendation to run anything. GitHub “proofs of concept” are unvetted: some are fake or carry malware. Exploit-DB marks the entries its staff verified.
cisa ssvc
- exploitation
- active
- automatable
- yes
- technical impact
- total
Assessed by CISA 22 Sept 2026 (SSVC 2.0.3).
timeline
- 22 Sept 2026Added to CISA KEV (exploited in the wild)
- 22 Sept 2026First proof-of-concept repository on GitHub (unvetted) · same day later
- 22 Sept 2026CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation active · same day later
- 22 Sept 2026Published · 1 day later
- 22 Sept 2026Analysed by vulneraibility.com · same day later
- 23 Sept 2026CVE record last updated · 1 day later
- 25 Sept 2026CISA remediation due date (US federal agencies) · 2 days later
- Advisoryblog.checkpoint.com /security/security-advisory-action-required-active-exploitation-of-cve-2026-8510
- Linksupport.checkpoint.com /results/sk/sk1000171
- Linkcisa.gov /known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-93616
sources
- CVE List (CVE.org): description, affected versions, references; CVE Terms of Use
- NVD: CVSS and CPE data
- CISA KEV catalog: exploitation, date added, due date
- CISA Vulnrichment (ADP): SSVC decision points
- FIRST EPSS: exploit probability and percentile
- Nuclei templates: detection templates
- PoC-in-GitHub: GitHub repositories that claim a proof of concept
- Summary, impact and triage tags: written by our AI analysis pipeline from the sources above. Check them against the sources.