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TI-2025-01997 Aliases CVE-2025-2272GHSA-r873-27qv-5m3w

Privilege Escalation and Arbitrary code execution in F1E Endpoint

Priority LOW 33CWE-427Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.

Summary

Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in Forcepoint FIE Endpoint allows Privilege Escalation, Code Injection, Hijacking a privileged process.This issue affects FIE Endpoint: before 25.05.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00168 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed FIE Endpoint (Forcepoint): 25.05

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ForcepointFIE Endpointbefore 25.0525.05Patch availableCNA
  • FIE Endpoint VendorForcepoint Affected before 25.05 Fixed in 25.05 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA FIE Endpoint (Forcepoint) Fixed in 25.05

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-2272
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r873-27qv-5m3w

References

Other 1

  • TI-2018-11860 Out-of-bounds write in Forcepoint Email Security CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-04348 Unrestricted file upload in Forcepoint User ID server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-04349 Improper access control in Forcepoint Email Security CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-11859 Weak password recovery in Forcepoint Email Security CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-01566 XML external entity injection in Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-05920 Cross-site scripting in Forcepoint Web Security CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
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Sources

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