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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-12690 · published 11 March 2026

CVE-2025-12690: Forcepoint next generation firewall execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability

Forcepoint · Next Generation Firewall

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.

7.3 CVSS 4.0 High EPSS 0.12% · top 98.3% CWE-250 · Execution with unnecessary privileges
7.3CVSS 4.0 base score
0.12%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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: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:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-12690), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.