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.
Published:Mar 11, 2026
Last Modified:May 7, 2026
EPS:Mar 11, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00019
CVSS Score:7.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Forcepoint
Product
Next Generation Firewall
Forcepoint
Next Generation Firewall
Vendor
Forcepoint
Product
Ngfw Engine
Forcepoint
Ngfw Engine
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
