CVE-2026-16232: Check Point SmartConsole Authentication Bypass — Defender's Guide to the Post-PoC Exploitation Window

“Produce a defender-focused deep report on: Public PoC lands for the already-exploited Check Point SmartConsole auth bypass — the mass-exploitation window is now open. Cover the technical root cause and exploitation path, the full affected and fixed version matrix, verified evidence of exploitation or public exploit code, detection guidance (log signatures, network indicators, and any published det”