CVE-2025-12690

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 v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:next_generation_firewall::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:next_generation_firewall::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:next_generation_firewall::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:next_generation_firewall:7.3.0:::::::*

History

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Information

Published : 2026-03-11 16:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 08:32

NVD link : CVE-2025-12690

Mitre link : CVE-2025-12690

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-12690

JSON object : View

Products Affected

forcepoint

next_generation_firewall

CWE

CWE-250

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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