Quantum Security Gateway: Improper Certificate Validation
CVE-2026-50752 is a high-severity improper certificate validation vulnerability in Quantum Security Gateway from Check Point, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.4 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. Affected Quantum Security Gateway versions: R82.10 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 19 or below; R82 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 103 or below; R81.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 141 or below, and others listed below. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 4.73% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is in the top 8.01% of all scored CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Check which version of Quantum Security Gateway you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.
- Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check Point | Quantum Security Gateway | R82.10 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 19 or below; R82 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 103 or below; R81.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 141 or below; R81.10, R81, and R80.40 | Not stated |
| Check Point | Spark Firewalls | R80.20.X, R81.10.X, and R82.00.X | Not stated |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
- Attack complexity
- HighSuccess depends on conditions outside the attacker's control.
- Privileges required
- NoneNo account or login is needed.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- NoneAvailability is not affected.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N. Scored by CNA (checkpoint.com).
Official description
A weakness in the certificate validation logic of the deprecated IKEv1 key exchange may allow an unauthenticated attacker positioned as a man-in-the-middle to bypass certificate validation in VPN site-to-site connections that use certificate-based authentication. Successful exploitation could allow interception or modification of traffic traversing the VPN tunnel.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Improper Certificate Validation
The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Certificates should be carefully managed and checked to assure that data are encrypted with the intended owner's public key.
- If certificate pinning is being used, ensure that all relevant properties of the certificate are fully validated before the certificate is pinned, including the hostname.
More Improper Certificate Validation vulnerabilities (CWE-295)
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Other references
Other vulnerabilities in Quantum Security Gateway
- 7.8 High severity
- 7.3 High severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 9.3 Critical severity
Recent Improper Certificate Validation vulnerabilities
- 8.0 High severity
- 7.8 High severity
- 8.7 High severity
- 8.1 High severity
- 8.1 High severity
- 8.1 High severity
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