Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-85102 exploited in the wild?
- Yes. CVE-2026-85102 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 22 September 2026. Treat it as urgent.
- How severe is CVE-2026-85102?
- Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 9 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Check Point Multiple Products.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-85102?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-85102 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-85102?
- Check whether you run Check Point Security Gateway or Check Point Spark Firewall. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
CVE-2026-85102 is an improper certificate validation vulnerability in Check Point multiple products. The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass SSL/TLS certificate validation mechanisms, which can be exploited remotely without authentication to establish fraudulent secure connections or perform man-in-the-middle attacks. An attacker can achieve authentication bypass or intercept encrypted communications, gaining unauthorized access to protected resources. This vulnerability has been added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog indicating active exploitation. Patches or mitigations should be prioritized based on CISA's BOD 26-04 guidance for federal agencies.
Affected products
- Check Point Multiple Products
Timeline
- 2026-09-22: kev added