Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
An attacker with a read-only Gaia Portal account could gain root control of an affected Check Point gateway or management system. Root access could expose sensitive configuration, enable unauthorized changes, and disrupt security operations. Exploitation requires authentication and has high complexity, but the potential impact is complete compromise of the device.
Executive priority
Prioritize assessment now and remediate exposed or high-value systems promptly. Although authentication and high complexity reduce likelihood, successful exploitation grants root privileges on security infrastructure, creating material confidentiality, integrity, availability, and operational risk.
Technical view
CVE-2026-62145 is a CWE-269 privilege-management flaw in Gaia Portal. An authenticated, low-privilege portal user can execute commands as root without user interaction. CVSS 3.1 rates it 7.5: network-accessible, high complexity, low privileges required, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure includes listed Quantum Security Gateway and Quantum Security Management releases, through R82.10 Jumbo Hotfix Take 36 and specified earlier versions. Risk is greatest where Gaia Portal is reachable by untrusted networks or read-only accounts are weakly controlled. The bundle provides no CPE identifiers.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not establish active exploitation, public exploit availability, or inclusion in CISA KEV. Exploitation requires an authenticated read-only Gaia Portal account and high attack complexity. Treat exposed administrative portals and potentially compromised credentials as important risk multipliers.
Researcher notes
The supplied evidence identifies improper privilege management but does not describe the vulnerable component, root cause, attack prerequisites beyond authentication, indicators of compromise, or a confirmed fixed release. Avoid inferring exploit mechanics. Validate remediation details directly from Check Point sk185153.
Mitigation direction
- Review Check Point advisory sk185153 for the vendor-approved remediation and applicable software take.
- Inventory affected gateways and management systems, including their release and Jumbo Hotfix Take.
- Restrict Gaia Portal access to trusted administrative networks and authorized users.
- Review read-only portal accounts and disable unnecessary or stale access.
- Prioritize vendor remediation for internet-reachable or high-value management systems.
Validation and detection
- Compare each system release and Jumbo Hotfix Take against the affected-version list.
- Confirm Gaia Portal is not reachable from untrusted networks unless operationally required.
- Audit read-only account membership, authentication controls, and recent access.
- Review device logs for unexpected privileged commands or configuration changes.
- Verify remediation status against Check Point advisory sk185153.
Public sources used
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CWE-269: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.65.9checkpointVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk185153CVE reference, checkpoint
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Improper Privilege Management
Improper Privilege Management represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.