CVE-2026-93616

Description

A directory traversal and file upload vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload and execute arbitrary scripts on Check Point Management Server.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): checkpoint
CVSS severity: CRITICAL
CVSS score: 9.8 / 10
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Effective score: 9.8 / 10 CRITICAL source: CNA overview
CWE(s): CWE-22
Reserved: 2026-09-18
Published: 2026-09-22 12:59 UTC
Last updated: 2026-09-22 19:58 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/93xxx/CVE-2026-93616.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2026-93616 — Check Point Multiple Products: Check Point Multiple Products Path Traversal Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities CISA KEV

CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation of this CVE. Federal agencies must remediate by the due date below; private orgs should treat it as priority-1.

Vulnerability name: Check Point Multiple Products Path Traversal Vulnerability
Vendor / project: Check Point
Product: Multiple Products
Date added to KEV: 2026-09-22
Remediation due: 2026-09-25
Required action: Apply 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.
Ransomware campaign use: Unknown
CISA notes: https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk1000171/ ; ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-93616
CISA listing: www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0

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NVD published: 2026-09-22 13:17:11 UTC
NVD last modified: 2026-09-22 20:17:12 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1: 9.8 / 10 CRITICAL source: cve@checkpoint.com
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability subscore: 3.9 / 10
Impact subscore: 5.9 / 10

European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD

ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.

EUVD ID: EUVD-2026-84375
Assigner: checkpoint
Published: Sep 22, 2026, 12:59:01 PM
Updated: Sep 23, 2026, 3:55:59 AM
EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1): 9.8 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EUVD-reported EPSS: 0.0000
Vendors: checkpoint
Products: Quantum Security Management (R82 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 126 or below)

Quantum Security Management (R81 (EOS))

Quantum Security Management (R80.40 (EOS))

Quantum Security Management (R82.20 with no Jumbo Hotfix)

Quantum Security Management (R80.20 (EOS))

Quantum Security Management (R81.10 (EOS) with Jumbo Hotfix Take 190 or below)

Quantum Security Management (R80 (EOS))

Quantum Security Management (R82.10 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 44 or below)

Quantum Security Management (R81.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 166 or below)

Quantum Security Management (R80.30 (EOS))

Quantum Security Management (R80.10 (EOS))
Aliases: GHSA-x5gq-4cxx-rf2r

ENISA description: A directory traversal and file upload vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload and execute arbitrary scripts on Check Point Management Server.

EUVD references (1)

https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk1000171

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
checkpoint	Quantum Security Management	`R82.20 with no Jumbo Hotfix` (affected), `R82.10 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 44 or below` (affected), `R82 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 126 or below` (affected), `R81.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 166 or below` (affected), `R81.10 (EOS) with Jumbo Hotfix Take 190 or below` (affected), `R81 (EOS)` (affected), `R80.40 (EOS)` (affected), `R80.30 (EOS)` (affected), `R80.20 (EOS)` (affected), `R80.10 (EOS)` (affected), `R80 (EOS)` (affected)	—

Vendor references (1)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk1000171

Web references (0)

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No web references attached yet.

NVD-tagged references (3)

Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.

https://blog.checkpoint.com/security/security-advisory-action-required-active-exploitation-of-cve-2026-85102-and-a-management-pre-authentication-vulnerability-cve-2026-93616/ 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk1000171 cve@checkpoint.com
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-93616 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Indicators (2)

IOCs linked to the auto-promoted Threat row.

Type	Value	VirusTotal	Attached
cwe	`CWE-22`	no local data	2026-09-23 02:57 UTC
cve	`CVE-2026-93616`	no local data	2026-09-23 02:57 UTC

Remediations (1)

Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.

CISA Required Action

CISA KEV

Apply 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. Due date: 2026-09-25 Known ransomware campaign use: Unknown

2026-09-23 02:15 UTC

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Raw JSON

The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-93616.json.

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