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Check Point hole grants unauthenticated attackers full SmartConsole admin privileges

Check Point has confirmed that a critical security hole in its SmartConsole management tool, one that allows unauthenticated attackers to…

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Check Point has confirmed that a critical security hole in its SmartConsole management tool, one that allows unauthenticated attackers to assume full admin privileges, is now being exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, CVE-2026-16232 , was given a CVSS score of 9.3. In its security alert, Check Point described the bug as one allowing an unauthenticated…

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