CVE-2026-48136 Authenticated Administrator Role-Based Access Control Bypass in Compliance
Authenticated administrators can bypass RBAC to modify compliance metadata in unauthorized management domains when Compliance is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-48136?
CVE-2026-48136 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in checkpoint Quantum Security Management, published on 26 May 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
When Compliance is enabled on Check Point Multi-Domain Management, an authenticated administrator with read-write access to one Management Domain (CMA) can modify stored metadata associated with Compliance Best Practices in another Management Domain, where the administrator has no access permissions, bypassing Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-48136?
How do I fix CVE-2026-48136?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-48136 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-48136 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-48136 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-729m-hm3g-pgc3.