CVE-2025-12690
Local Privilege Escalation in Forcepoint NGFW Engine
Publication date: 2026-03-11
Last updated on: 2026-03-11
Assigner: Forcepoint
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| forcepoint | ngfw_engine | to 7.1.10 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-250 | The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability involves execution with unnecessary privileges in the Forcepoint NGFW Engine, which allows a local user to escalate their privileges on the affected system.
It affects versions of the NGFW Engine up to and including 6.10.19, 7.1.10, 7.2.4, and 7.3.0.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can allow a local attacker to gain higher privileges than intended, potentially leading to unauthorized actions on the system.
This local privilege escalation could enable the attacker to execute commands or access data that should be restricted, compromising system security.
How does this vulnerability affect compliance with common standards and regulations (like GDPR, HIPAA)?:
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