CVE-2022-1700

CRITICAL
Published Sep 12, 20223y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Sep 12, 2022 3y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability in the Policy Engine of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP), which is also leveraged by Forcepoint One Endpoint (F1E), Web Security Content Gateway, Email Security with DLP enabled, and Cloud Security Gateway prior to June 20, 2022. The XML parser in the Policy Engine was found to be improperly configured to support external entities and external DTD (Document Type Definitions), which can lead to an XXE attack. This issue affects: Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP) versions prior to 8.8.2. Forcepoint One Endpoint (F1E) with Policy Engine versions prior to 8.8.2. Forcepoint Web Security Content Gateway versions prior to 8.5.5. Forcepoint Email Security with DLP enabled versions prior to 8.5.5. Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway prior to June 20, 2022.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-611

Affected Products 5

VendorProductVersionRange
forcepointcloud_security_gateway* <2022-06-20
forcepointdata_loss_prevention* <8.8.2
forcepointemail_security* <8.5.5
forcepointone_endpoint_with_policy_engine* <8.8.2
forcepointweb_security_content_gateway* <8.5.5

References 1

  • help.forcepoint.com https://help.forcepoint.com/security/CVE/CVE-2022-1700.html
    MitigationVendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.