# cveboard — Historical CVE brief

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Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.

## Source facts (JSON-quoted data)
CNA source text (English)
id: "CVE-2026-16232"
idYear: 2026
status: "PUBLISHED"
publishedAt: "2026-07-22T13:53:09.830Z"
updatedAt: "2026-08-10T18:34:01.548Z"
importedAt: "2026-10-24T01:57:55.771Z"
snapshot: {"id":"cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline","at":"2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z","source":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/releases/tag/cve_2026-10-24_0100Z"}
url: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2026-16232"
json: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2026-16232.json"
sourceURL: "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16232"
title: "Authentication Bypass in the SmartConsole Login Process Using an Application Token"
summary: "An authentication bypass vulnerability in the Check Point SmartConsole login process allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to obtain an application login token and use it to authenticate with full administrative privileges. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to modify security policies and security configurations. Remote exploitation requires internet access to the Management Server IP address and a configuration that does not restrict Trusted Clients. Check Point is aware that this vulnerability is being exploited and has affected a very small number of customers."
affected: [{"versions":[{"version":"R82.10 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 36 or below","status":"affected"},{"version":"R82 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 118 or below","status":"affected"},{"version":"R81.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 158 or below","status":"affected"},{"version":"R81.10, R81, R80.30, R80.20, R80.10, R80, and R77.30","status":"affected"}],"vendor":"checkpoint","product":"Quantum Security Management"},{"versions":[{"version":"R82.10 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 36 or below","status":"affected"},{"version":"R82 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 118 or below","status":"affected"},{"version":"R81.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 158 or below","status":"affected"},{"version":"R81.10, R81, R80.30, R80.20, R80.10, R80, and R77.30","status":"affected"}],"vendor":"checkpoint","product":"Multi-Domain Security Management"}]

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