CVE-2025-2028Network attack vector

Log flag tampering via unvalidated TLS download

Published Aug 6, 2025 · Updated Aug 6, 2025

Improper certificate validation in Check Point Management Log Server R81.10, R81.20, and R82 allows remote attackers to alter log country flags. The logging component downloads an IP-to-country mapping CSV for visualization without validating the TLS peer, so intercepted responses can substitute country data. Man-in-the-middle access to the outbound download is required, and the published scope is limited to flag visualization rather than the underlying log records.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper certificate validation in Check Point Management Log Server R81.10, R81.20, and R82 allows remote attackers to alter log country flags. The logging component downloads an IP-to-country mapping CSV for visualization without validating the TLS peer, so intercepted responses can substitute country data. Man-in-the-middle access to the outbound download is required, and the published scope is limited to flag visualization rather than the underlying log records.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-2028
Published
Aug 6, 2025
Updated
Aug 6, 2025
Vendor
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Product
Management Log Server
Classifications
CWE-295, T1557
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 6, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 6, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=versions R81.10, R81.20, R82

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. · Management Log Serverversion=versions R81.10, R81.20, R82

Published CVSS scores

5.3NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
6.5Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation
T1557Adversary-in-the-Middle

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