Question 1

What is CVE-2026-16232 — Check Point SmartConsole Improper Authentication Vulnerability?

Accepted Answer

Check Point SmartConsole contains an improper authentication vulnerability which could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to obtain an application login token and use it to authenticate with full administrative privileges.

Question 2

What is the authoritative source for CVE-2026-16232?

Accepted Answer

Check Point SmartConsole Improper Authentication Vulnerability (CVE-2026-16232) is catalogued in NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS and curated for EU compliance use cases by SQUR.

CVSS	9.8 ()
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS	77.97% probability of exploitation · percentile 99.6% · 2026-10-03T12:00:21Z
Last modified	2026-08-10

CVE-2026-16232Check Point SmartConsole Improper Authentication Vulnerability

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CISA KEV entry