Check Point Advisories

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-20316)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2026-10908
Date Published:	1 Sep 2026
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 01 September, 2026
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2026-20316
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.0.0 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.0.0.1 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.0.1 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.0.1.1 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.0.2 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.2.0 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.0.2.1 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.0.3 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.2.0.1 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.0.4 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.2.1 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.0.5 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.3.0 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.2.2 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.3.1 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.2.3 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.2.3.1 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.2.4 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.0.6 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.2.4.1 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.2.5 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.3.1.1 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.4.0 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.0.6.1 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.2.5.1 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.4.1 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.2.6 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.4.1.1 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.0.6.2 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.2.7 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.2.5.2 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.3.1.2 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.2.8 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.6.0 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.4.2 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.2.8.1 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.0.6.3 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.4.2.1 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.2.9 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.0.7 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.7.0 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.4.2.2 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.2.10 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.6.1 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.4.2.3 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.0.8 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.6.2 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.7.10 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.2.10.1 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.0.8.1 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.6.2.1 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.2.10.2 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.7.10.1 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.4.2.4 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.4.3 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.7.11 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.6.4 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 10.0.0 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.4.4 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.4.5 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.0.9 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.2.11 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.7.12 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software 7.6.5
Vulnerability Description	A authentication bypass vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software allows remote attackers to log in using static credentials and access sensitive data.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-20316) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Cisco Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-20316)