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TI-2025-11642 Aliases CVE-2025-12694GHSA-8w99-hmp7-97xw

Local Privilege Escalation in VPN Client

Priority LOW 38CWE-250Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
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

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Forcepoint VPN Client that allows a local non-administrative user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM. This issue affects VPN Client for Windows: versions 6.11.3 and prior.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00104 1st 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ForcepointVPN Clientup to 6.11.3—No fix listedCNA
  • VPN Client VendorForcepoint Affected up to 6.11.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:vpn_client:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*before 6.11.3VulnerableForcepoint
  • cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:vpn_client:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 6.11.3 Vulnerable ·Forcepoint

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12694
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8w99-hmp7-97xw

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2019-04353 Forcepoint VPN Client for Windows versions lower than 6.6.1 have an unquoted search path… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences