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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2025-12690
PUBLISHED
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Assigner-forcepoint
Assigner Org ID-e23ea22c-8c39-4eff-8980-2881e5ae54e2
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-11 Mar, 2026 | 15:36
Updated At-11 Mar, 2026 | 16:10
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
Local Privilege Escalation in NGFW Engine

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.

Affected Products
Vendor
Forcepoint
Product
NGFW Engine
Platforms
  • Linux
Default Status
unaffected
Versions
Affected
  • From 0 through 6.10.19 (semver)
  • From 0 through 7.3.0 (semver)
  • From 0 through 7.2.4 (semver)
  • From 0 through 7.1.10 (semver)
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-250CWE-250 Execution with unnecessary privileges
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-250
Description: CWE-250 Execution with unnecessary privileges
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
4.07.3HIGH
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
Version: 4.0
Base score: 7.3
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
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
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
CAPEC-233CAPEC-233 Privilege Escalation
CAPEC-122CAPEC-122 Privilege Abuse
CAPEC ID: CAPEC-233
Description: CAPEC-233 Privilege Escalation
CAPEC ID: CAPEC-122
Description: CAPEC-122 Privilege Abuse
Solutions

Upgrade to versions 6.10.20, 7.1.11, 7.2.5 and 7.3.1.

Configurations
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Exploits
Credits
finder
Francesco Caserta, Andrea Lomuscio and Alessandro Ruggieri of the Italian National Cybersecurity Agency
Timeline
EventDate
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Rejected Reason
References
HyperlinkResource
https://support.forcepoint.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Local-Privilege-Escalation-in-NGFW-Engine
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Hyperlink: https://support.forcepoint.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Local-Privilege-Escalation-in-NGFW-Engine
Resource: N/A
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
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