# CVE-2026-62144: Management Authentication Bypass and Privilege Escalation

> Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication to execute administrative commands and potentially run code on managed gateways if network access is unrestricted.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 24 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qg2m-c9gf-4qvp

## What is CVE-2026-62144?

CVE-2026-62144 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in checkpoint Multi-Domain Security Management, published on 22 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An authentication bypass vulnerability in Check Point Security Management and Multi-Domain Security Management allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute administrative commands on the Management Server. Successful exploitation may also allow command execution on managed Security Gateways. Exploitation requires network access to the Management Server without firewall protection or a configuration that does not restrict Trusted Clients.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-62144?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-62144?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-62144 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-62144 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-62144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-62144 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-62144 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in checkpoint Multi-Domain Security Management, published on 22 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-62144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: checkpoint Multi-Domain Security Management. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-62144/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-62144/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-62144
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62144
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62144

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-62144/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.