CVE-2026-123039: Local privilege escalation to root in the DynamicCLI daemon via local world-writable control socket
- Is it exploited?
Reported, not confirmed by CISA. VulnCheck KEV lists it as exploited in the wild. CISA has not added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of .
VulnCheck KEV lists it since . It cites 2 public reports, the first from .
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
Not yet scored. FIRST's EPSS model has no score for this record as of .
- How severe?
- 7.8 High
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
No patch or vendor advisory is listed in the CVE record. Check Check Point's advisories.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- R82.10 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 50 or below
- R82.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 10 or below
- R82 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 130 or below
- R81.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 173 or below
- R82.10 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 50 or below
- R82.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 10 or below
and 2 more in the table below
Source: CISA KEV 2026.11.10, as of ; VulnCheck KEV, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
Description
Local privilege escalation to root in the DynamicCLI daemon via local world-writable control socket
The Gaia OS DynamicCLI daemon runs as root and listens on a world-writable local socket (/tmp/dynamic_socket) without authenticating connecting processes. An authenticated local user can send a command to the socket and have it executed as root.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Advisories and patches
No patch, vendor advisory or mitigation is listed in the CVE record. Check Check Point's own security advisories for a fix, and compare your version with the affected versions below.
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
Versions by product, as listed in the CVE record (2 products)
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | R82.10 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 50 or below |
| Affected | R82.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 10 or below |
| Affected | R82 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 130 or below |
| Affected | R81.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 173 or below |
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | R82.10 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 50 or below |
| Affected | R82.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 10 or below |
| Affected | R82 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 130 or below |
| Affected | R81.20 with Jumbo Hotfix Take 173 or below |
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-862, CWE-732
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| CVE record published |
References
1
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