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Check Point warns of SmartConsole zero-day exploited in attacks
Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point Software has addressed an actively exploited zero-day flaw in the company's SmartConsole graphical user interface (GUI) admin panel.
Summary
Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point Software has addressed an actively exploited zero-day flaw in the company's SmartConsole graphical user interface (GUI) admin panel. Tracked as CVE-2026-16232 , this authentication bypass vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to obtain an application login token that can be used to authenticate with administrator privileges.
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