CVE-2026-93616: Check Point Multiple Products Path Traversal Vulnerability
Check Point · Multiple Products
Listed by CISA as exploited in the wild since 22 Sep 2026. Below: exploitation status, EPSS and every published CVSS, each with its source, then affected versions and references.
Build snapshot collected · KEV catalog 2026.10.02 · EPSS of 2 Oct 2026 · not a live feed: collected once, at build time
Description
as written by CISA (KEV catalog)
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.
Required action
CISA KEV
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Affected products and versions
CVE record · checkpoint
checkpoint · Quantum Security Management
- affected: R82.20 with no Jumbo Hotfix
- affected: R82.10 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 44 or below
- affected: R82 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 126 or below
- affected: R81.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 166 or below
- affected: R81.10 (EOS) with Jumbo Hotfix Take 190 or below
- affected: R81 (EOS)
- affected: R80.40 (EOS)
- affected: R80.30 (EOS)
- affected: R80.20 (EOS)
- affected: R80.10 (EOS)
- affected: R80 (EOS)
Status words (affected, unaffected, unknown) and version bounds are copied from the record. An upper bound such as “before 7.1.0” usually marks the first fixed version; confirm in the vendor advisory before planning an upgrade.
References
CISA KEV notes and CVE record
- https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk1000171/
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-93616
- https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk1000171
EPSS over the last 30 days
See also: the full KEV catalog
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Other Check Point entries in KEV
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Questions about CVE-2026-93616
Is CVE-2026-93616 being exploited?
Yes, according to CISA. CVE-2026-93616 was added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 22 Sep 2026, which CISA does only with reliable evidence of exploitation in the wild. The catalog field for ransomware campaign use says "Unknown".
What is the deadline to remediate CVE-2026-93616?
CISA set 25 Sep 2026 as the due date for US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies. The date is binding only for those agencies; other organisations can read it as a measure of urgency.
What is the EPSS score of CVE-2026-93616?
19.7%, in the 97th percentile, in the FIRST EPSS model of 2 Oct 2026. It estimates the probability of exploitation activity in the following 30 days. For a CVE already in KEV the score is secondary: exploitation has been observed.
How severe is CVE-2026-93616?
checkpoint.com rates it 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS 3.1). These are the published assessments as of 3 Oct 2026; this site does not rescore.
Which product does CVE-2026-93616 affect?
Check Point Multiple Products, as named in the CISA catalog. The affected versions listed in the CVE record are on this page; the vendor advisory in the references is the authority on fixed versions.
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