Local Privilege Escalation in NGFW Engine
Priority LOW 33CWE-250Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-250.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00142 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forcepoint | NGFW Engine | up to 6.10.19; up to 7.3.0; up to 7.2.4; up to 7.1.10 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- NGFW Engine VendorForcepoint Affected up to 6.10.19; up to 7.3.0; up to 7.2.4; up to 7.1.10 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:next_generation_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 6.10.20; 7.1.0 to before 7.1.11; 7.2.0 to before 7.2.5 | Vulnerable | Forcepoint |
| cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:next_generation_firewall:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3.0 | Vulnerable | Forcepoint |
- cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:next_generation_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.10.20; 7.1.0 to before 7.1.11; 7.2.0 to before 7.2.5 Vulnerable ·Forcepoint
- cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:next_generation_firewall:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.0 Vulnerable ·Forcepoint
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12690
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6c8f-r55r-h256
References
More Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-04351 Improper authentication in Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-18269 Forcepoint NGFW Engine versions 6.5.11 and earlier, 6.8.6 and earlier, and 6.10.0 are… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-12690 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12690 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6c8f-r55r-h256 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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