CVE-2025-12690 HIGH

CVE-2025-12690: Local Privilege Escalation in NGFW Engine

Vendor Forcepoint
Product NGFW Engine
Weakness CWE-250
Published March 11, 2026
Last update March 11, 2026
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CVSS base score

7.3/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS 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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 11, 2026 CVE published
March 11, 2026 Record updated