Check Point Security Management Server up to R81.10 Management Services improper authentication

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A vulnerability identified as very critical has been detected in Check Point Security Management Server and Multi-Domain Security Management Server up to R81.10. This affects an unknown function of the component Management Services. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-18574. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Check Point Security Management Server and Multi-Domain Security Management Server up to R81.10. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Management Services. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An authentication bypass vulnerability in Check Point Security Management Server and Multi-Domain Security Management Server (MDS) could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker with network access to Management services to execute arbitrary commands on the Security Management Server. Successful exploitation could result in full compromise of the Security Management system. Check Point discovered this issue internally and has no indication of active exploitation.

The advisory is shared at support.checkpoint.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-18574 since 08/02/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/03/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Vendor

• Check Point

Name

• Multi-Domain Security Management Server
• Security Management Server

Version

• R80
• R80.10
• R80.20
• R80.30
• R80.40
• R81
• R81.10

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.checkpoint.com/

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