Check Point IKEv1 Certificate Validation Bypass in Site-to-Site VPN
CVE-2026-50752 is a vulnerability in the certificate validation logic of the deprecated IKEv1 key exchange used by Check Point VPN components for site-to-site VPN connections with certificate-based authentication. According to the provided content, the flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker positioned as a man-in-the-middle to bypass certificate validation during establishment of the VPN connection. As a result, the attacker may be able to interfere with trust establishment for the tunnel and compromise the security of traffic traversing the site-to-site VPN. The issue is specifically described as affecting certificate validation in deprecated IKEv1 and introducing adversary-in-the-middle risk for site-to-site tunnels.
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A related Check Point vulnerability in IKEv1 certificate validation that can enable man-in-the-middle interference on site-to-site VPN communications under specific conditions.
A vulnerability in affected VPN components that may enable an adversary-in-the-middle attack on VPN site-to-site connections.
A secondary Check Point VPN flaw that introduces man-in-the-middle risk for site-to-site tunnels, but the content says it has not been weaponized in the real world.
A certificate validation vulnerability in Check Point's deprecated IKEv1 key exchange implementation that could enable man-in-the-middle attacks on site-to-site VPN connections.
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