CISA Orders U.S. Agencies to Fix Check Point VPN Vulnerability Exploited by Qilin Within 3 Days

Colleagues, a cybersecurity alert: CISA has required all civilian federal agencies to remediate a vulnerability in Check Point products by end of day June 11.

- What happened: a flaw in Check Point VPN/firewall appliances is being actively exploited by the Qilin ransomware group.
- Scope: attacks began on May 7 and intensified last week; several dozen organizations affected.
- Action: CISA issued a BOD 22-01 directive — immediate remediation.

Why it matters: a flaw in perimeter security products threatens government and corporate networks — urgent assessment and patching are needed.

How will you respond in your organization?

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