【Vulnerability Alert】High-Risk Security Vulnerability in Check Point VPN Gateway (CVE-2024-24919) - Immediate Action Required!

publish date : 2024-06-14 update date : 2024-06-14

Source: Ministry of education information & communication security contingency platform

Publication Number TACERT-ANA-2024061308060707 Publication Time 2024/06/13 08:31
Incident Type ANA-Vulnerability Alert Discovery Time 2024/06/13 12:26
Impact Level Medium    
[Subject]
【Vulnerability Alert】High-Risk Security Vulnerability in Check Point VPN Gateway (CVE-2024-24919) - Immediate Action Required!
[Content]
Forwarded from the National Institute of Cyber Security NISAC-200-202406-00000076

Researchers have identified a path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2024-24919) in Check Point VPN Gateway. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to send crafted requests to access arbitrary system files. This vulnerability has already been exploited by attackers. Immediate verification and patching are required.

Information Sharing Level: WHITE (Information content can be publicly disclosed)
[Affected Platform]

Affected Products:
●CloudGuard Network
●Quantum Maestro
●Quantum Scalable Chassis
●Quantum Security Gateways
●Quantum Spark Appliances

Affected Versions:
●R77.20 (EOL)
●R77.30 (EOL)
●R80.10 (EOL)
●R80.20 (EOL)
●R80.20.x
●R80.20SP (EOL)
●R80.30 (EOL)
●R80.30SP (EOL)
●R80.40 (EOL)
●R81
●R81.10
●R81.10.x
●R81.20
[Recommended Actions]
The official patch for this vulnerability has been released. Please refer to the official guidelines for patching:
https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk182336
[Reference]
1. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24919
2. https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk182336
3. https://www.truesec.com/hub/blog/check-point-ssl-vpn-cve-2024-24919-from-an-incident-response-perspective
4. https://www.greynoise.io/blog/whats-going-on-with-checkpoint-cve-2024-24919
(This notification is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a cybersecurity incident).
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