Vulnerability · Published Mar 11, 2026 · Assigned by forcepoint
CVE-2025-12690Local Privilege Escalation in NGFW Engine
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in NGFW Engine from Forcepoint. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Forcepoint | NGFW Engine | 0 – through 6.10.190 – through 7.3.00 – through 7.2.40 – through 7.1.10 |
Weakness: CWE-250 · 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