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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2025-12690
Analyzed
More InfoOfficial Page
Source-psirt@forcepoint.com
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-11 Mar, 2026 | 16:16
Updated At-07 May, 2026 | 20:55

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.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Secondary4.07.3HIGH
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/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
Primary3.17.8HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Type: Secondary
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/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
Type: Primary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.8
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CPE Matches

forcepoint
forcepoint
>>next_generation_firewall>>Versions before 6.10.20(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:next_generation_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
forcepoint
forcepoint
>>next_generation_firewall>>Versions from 7.1.0(inclusive) to 7.1.11(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:next_generation_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
forcepoint
forcepoint
>>next_generation_firewall>>Versions from 7.2.0(inclusive) to 7.2.5(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:next_generation_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
forcepoint
forcepoint
>>next_generation_firewall>>7.3.0
cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:next_generation_firewall:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-250Secondarypsirt@forcepoint.com
NVD-CWE-noinfoPrimarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: CWE-250
Type: Secondary
Source: psirt@forcepoint.com
CWE ID: NVD-CWE-noinfo
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description

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Vendor Statements

References
HyperlinkSourceResource
https://support.forcepoint.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Local-Privilege-Escalation-in-NGFW-Enginepsirt@forcepoint.com
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: https://support.forcepoint.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Local-Privilege-Escalation-in-NGFW-Engine
Source: psirt@forcepoint.com
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
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