August 16, 2026

A Qilin ransomware affiliate exploited a Check Point VPN zero-day for a month before a patch existed

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Check Point has disclosed and patched a critical zero-day vulnerability in its Remote Access VPN and Mobile Access products that a Qilin ransomware affiliate exploited for roughly a month before a fix was available. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-5075...