On Scalable Platforms, an administrator with permissions to edit and install the Access Control Policy and NAT rules can create a NAT rule that redirects traffic to the Gateway's Sync interface, bypassing the built-in Sync protection. This could allow the administrator to execute operating system commands and write files on the Gateway with superuser privileges.

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Description On Scalable Platforms, an administrator with permissions to edit and install the Access Control Policy and NAT rules can create a NAT rule that redirects traffic to the Gateway's Sync interface, bypassing the built-in Sync protection. This could allow the administrator to execute operating system commands and write files on the Gateway with superuser privileges.
Title Administrator with policy and NAT permissions can bypass Sync network protection on Scalable Platforms
Weaknesses CWE-696
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: checkpoint

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Updated: 2026-11-12T14:01:48.152Z

Reserved: 2026-11-02T14:05:57.337Z

Link: CVE-2026-120490

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-12T14:17:23.770

Modified: 2026-11-12T14:17:23.770

Link: CVE-2026-120490

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