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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-03-11T15:36:32.755Z

Last Modified :

2026-03-11T16:10:28.588Z

Source :

forcepoint
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-12690 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Forcepoint
  • Ngfw Engine
REFERENCES

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URL Resource
https://support.forcepoint.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Local-Privilege-Escalation-in-NGFW-Engine cve-icon cve-icon
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