A Qilin ransomware affiliate exploited a Check Point VPN zero-day for a month before a patch existed
08-06-2026 20:13 via thenextweb.com

A Qilin ransomware affiliate exploited a Check Point VPN zero-day for a month before a patch existed

Check Point has disclosed and patched a critical zero-day vulnerability in its Remote Access VPN and Mobile Access products that a Qilin ransomware affiliate exploited for roughly a month before a fix was available. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-50751 with a CVSS score of 9.3, allows an unauthenticated attacker to bypass password authentication entirely and […]
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