User Authentication Bypass in VPN Remote Access and Mobile Access
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- Last modified
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- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
This vulnerability affects the VPN Remote Access and Mobile Access features, which use the deprecated IKEv1 key exchange. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit it to bypass user authentication and establish a VPN connection without a valid password.
Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.
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A logic flow weakness in Remote Access and Mobile Access certificate validation in deprecated IKEv1 key exchange allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass user authentication and establish a remote access VPN connection without a valid user password.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Added to CISA KEV
CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild
- CISA remediation deadline
Due date for US federal agencies to patch
- Record last updated
- EPSS reached 10%
FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Affected versions
- checkpoint Quantum Security Gateway
R82.10 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 19 or below, R82 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 103 or below, R81.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 141 or below, R81.10, R81, and R80.40
- checkpoint Spark Firewalls
R80.20.X, R81.10.X, and R82.00.X