The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an alert regarding the active exploitation of vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint and Check Point Software Technologies SmartConsole.
On July 22, 2026, CISA added CVE-2026-50522 and CVE-2026-16232 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Federal agencies have been instructed to apply mitigations by July 25, 2026, while all organizations are urged to take immediate action due to the widespread exploitation risk.
CVE-2026-50522 resides in Microsoft SharePoint and enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by deserializing untrusted data. The flaw received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 and is rated Critical. A security update addressing the issue was included in Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 Patch Tuesday release. Coordinated disclosure occurred, and no exploitation was known at the time the advisory was published.
CVE-2026-16232 affects the SmartConsole management tool from Check Point Software Technologies. The vulnerability stems from improper authentication, allowing attackers to obtain administrative rights and modify security configurations and policies. Check Point has published a list of IP addresses observed in attacks and is advising customers to investigate potential compromises.
Security researchers note that both vulnerabilities are being actively leveraged in the wild, increasing the urgency for patching across enterprise environments.


