Security readout for executives and security teams
This flaw affects legacy Check Point Firewall-1 R55W before HFA03. If the vulnerable service is reachable, a remote attacker could read arbitrary files from the firewall using encoded directory traversal in a URL. That could expose sensitive configuration from a security control. Likely exposure is limited to organizations still running Check Point Firewall-1 R55W before HFA03, especially where TCP port 18264 is reachable from untrusted networks. Modern Check Point deployments are not identified as affected in the supplied sources. Treat as urgent only if legacy R55W systems remain in production or exposed. The business concern is confidentiality loss from a perimeter security device, but the supplied evidence does not show active exploitation. Mitigation focus: Inventory Check Point Firewall-1 R55W systems and verify HFA03 or later status.; Restrict TCP port 18264 to trusted management networks only.; Check current Check Point guidance for supported upgrade or retirement options..
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- fw1-encoded-characters-directory-traversal(27937)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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