Marking Your Own Homework (Check Point Remote Access VPN IKEv1 Authentication Bypass CVE-2026-50751)

It is yet another day in this parallel universe of security, where the devices we bolt onto the edge of our networks to keep the bad people out are, with remarkable consistency, the exact thing that let the bad people in.

While we’ve seemingly had a breather from traditional SSL VPN exploitation season (you know, the one where every edge appliance vendor takes it in turns to have a very bad week), it’s now time to pull up a chair and welcome ourselves back to another group therapy session.…