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CVE-2026-85102

Improper certificate trust validation during VPN negotiation in Check Point Quantum Security Gateway may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the Gateway.

CVSS 9.8 (CRITICAL) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
1.6/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.7/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 9.8: +1.47
  • Fresh EPSS: 54.14%: +0.27

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 18 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
50/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
5/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL16/100

Sources and documents

Pasquale Pillitteri
Press · 15 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Palo Alto PAN-OS zero-day CVE-2026-0322 exploited, patch now - Pasquale Pillitteri
Pasquale Pillitteri
Press · 26 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Check Point VPN flaw CVE-2026-85102 exploited since September 12 - Pasquale Pillitteri
Rescana
Press · 24 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Active Exploitation Alert: Check Point Security Gateway & Management Server — CVE-2026-85102 / CVE-2026-93616 Added to CISA KEV - Rescana
CyberSecurityNews
Press · 24 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Hackers Exploit Critical Check Point VPN Flaws to Gain Remote Access Without Login - CyberSecurityNews
Help Net Security
Press · 23 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Attackers hit Check Point Management Servers and Spark firewalls, F5 BIG-IP APM instances - Help Net Security
See all 18 source documents
BleepingComputer
Press · 23 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Check Point warns of hackers exploiting Security Gateway VPN RCE flaw - BleepingComputer
SOC Prime
Press · 23 Sep 2026, 07:00 · CVE-2026-93616: Check Point Management Server Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks - SOC Prime
Security Affairs
Press · 22 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Check Point Fixes a New Actively Exploited Critical Security Flaw - Security Affairs
The Hacker News
Press · 22 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Check Point Warns of Management Server Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks - The Hacker News
Check Point Blog
Press · 22 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Security Advisory – Action Required – Active Exploitation of CVE-2026-85102 and a Management Pre-Authentication Vulnerability CVE-2026-93616 - Check Point Blog
https://tech-insider.org/
Press · 17 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Citrix NetScaler CVE-2026-19490 Hits CISA KEV List - https://tech-insider.org/
Arctic Wolf
Press · 14 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Recommendations for CVE-2026-85102 & CVE-2026-85103 - Arctic Wolf
Security Affairs
Press · 14 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Dutch NCSC Warns: Critical Check Point VPN Flaws Put Networks at Risk - Security Affairs
BleepingComputer
Press · 12 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Dutch NCSC: Critical Check Point VPN flaws exploitation is imminent - BleepingComputer
GBHackers News
Press · 11 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Critical Check Point VPN Flaws Let Unauthenticated Attackers Execute Remote Code - GBHackers News
The Hacker News
Press · 10 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Check Point Discloses Two 9.8-Rated VPN Certificate Flaws Enabling Unauthenticated RCE - The Hacker News
CyberSecurityNews
Press · 10 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Critical Check Point VPN Vulnerabilities Enable Remote Code Execution Attacks - CyberSecurityNews
Forkast News
Press · 09 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Check Point Quantum VPN Drops Two CVSS 9.8 CVEs in the Same Certificate Path – VPN Infrastructure Joins the Auth Gap - Forkast News

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 1.6 · reality 8.7 (2026-11-02 15:14). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 9.8; EPSS 54.1%
Attention, last 30 days
1 distinct story titles; 1 press documents; 1 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 14:00:28.370038+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
09 Sep 2026, 07:00
Published
09 Sep 2026, 13:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
22 Sep 2026, 00:00
Latest press mention
15 Oct 2026, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 14:00