CVE-2025-12690

HIGH EPSS 2.3%
Published Mar 11, 20263mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.3 CVSS 4.0
High
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Published Mar 11, 2026 3mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Execution with unnecessary privileges in Forcepoint NGFW Engine allows local privilege escalation.This issue affects NGFW Engine through 6.10.19, through 7.3.0, through 7.2.4, through 7.1.10.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.3
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
2.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-250

Affected Products 4

VendorProductVersionRange
forcepointnext_generation_firewall* <6.10.20
forcepointnext_generation_firewall*≥7.1.0  –  <7.1.11
forcepointnext_generation_firewall*≥7.2.0  –  <7.2.5
forcepointnext_generation_firewall7.3.0any

References 1

  • support.forcepoint.com https://support.forcepoint.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Local-Privilege-Escalation-in-NGFW-Engine
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.