CVE-2026-93616: Check Point Multiple Products Path Traversal Vulnerability

What it is

Check Point Security Management Server, Multi-Domain Security Management Server, Log Server, Multi-Domain Log Server, and SmartEvent contain a path traversal vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload and execute arbitrary scripts.

What to do

Treat this as urgent. Identify every affected system, starting with anything internet-facing, and apply the vendor fix or mitigation within days. If you cannot patch quickly, isolate or disable the affected service and watch for signs of compromise.

Priority

Act now: Patch or mitigate internet-facing systems within days.

Severity (CVSS)

9.8 critical

CISA assessment (SSVC)

actively exploited; attackers can automate it at scale; total control of the affected system

Exploit probability (EPSS, 30 days)

20%, higher than 97% of all CVEs

Added to CISA KEV

22 September 2026

CISA fix-by date

25 September 2026 (US federal agencies; a sensible deadline for everyone)

Ransomware use

Not known

Weakness

CWE-22

References

• NIST NVD entry
• CISA KEV entry
• support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk1000171
• blog.checkpoint.com/security/security-advisory-action-required-active-exploitati
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-93616

Sources: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities · FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) · NIST National Vulnerability Database · CISA Vulnrichment (SSVC), via the CVE Program. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Summaries are machine-written from CISA’s description; treat the vendor’s advisory as the authority for fixes.