CVE-2025-12690 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Forcepoint	Ngfw Engine

No data.

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.spirityenterprise.com/pentest
https://www.spirityenterprise.com/managed-detection-response
https://www.spirityenterprise.com/virtual-ciso
https://support.forcepoint.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Local-Privilege-Escalation-in-NGFW-Engine

History

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Forcepoint Forcepoint ngfw Engine
Vendors & Products		Forcepoint Forcepoint ngfw Engine

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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.
Title		Local Privilege Escalation in NGFW Engine
Weaknesses		CWE-250
References		https://support.forcepoint.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Local-Privilege-Escalation-in-NGFW-Engine
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 7.3, 'vector': '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'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: forcepoint

Published: 2026-03-11T15:36:32.755Z

Updated: 2026-03-11T16:10:28.588Z

Reserved: 2025-11-04T10:07:46.152Z

Link: CVE-2025-12690

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-11T16:10:25.394Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-03-11T16:16:18.233

Modified: 2026-03-12T21:08:22.643

Link: CVE-2025-12690

Redhat

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