Check Point has released hotfixes for a VPN vulnerability used in attacks to gain remote access to firewalls and try to breach corporate networks. On Monday, the company warned about an increase in attacks on VPN devices and provided recommendations on how admins can protect their devices.
The CVE-2024-24919 vulnerability allows attackers to read specific information on Check Point Security Gateways with enabled Access VPN or Mobile Access Software Blades.
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“The vulnerability potentially allows an attacker to read certain information on Internet-connected Gateways with remote access VPN or mobile access enabled,” reads an update on Check Point’s previous advisory.
“The attempts we’ve seen so far, as previously alerted on May 27, focus on remote access scenarios with old local accounts with unrecommended password-only authentication.”
According to Check point released, CVE-2024-24929 impacts CloudGuard Network, Quantum Maestro, Quantum Scalable Chassis, Quantum Security Gateways, and Quantum Spark Appliances, in the product versions: R80.20.x, R80.20SP (EOL), R80.40 (EOL), R81, R81.10, R81.10.x, and R81.20.
Check Point has released the following security updates to address the flaw:
Quantum Security Gateway and CloudGuard Network Security: R81.20, R81.10, R81, R80.40
Quantum Maestro and Quantum Scalable Chassis: R81.20, R81.10, R80.40, R80.30SP, R80.20SP
Quantum Spark Gateways: R81.10.x, R80.20.x, R77.20.x