Check Point Advisories

Moodle Command Injection (CVE-2026-26046)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2026-9789
Date Published:	29 Jul 2026
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 29 July, 2026
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2026-26046
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Moodle 4.5.8 and prior Moodle 5.0.0 up to 5.0.5 Moodle 5.1.0 up to 5.1.2
Vulnerability Description	A command injection vulnerability in Moodle allows attackers to execute unintended system commands. Exploitation requires administrative privileges but could compromise the entire Moodle server.

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 Moodle Command Injection (CVE-2026-26046) 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: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Moodle Command Injection (CVE-2026-26046)