High severity · published Mar 11, 2026
CVE-2025-12690
Local Privilege Escalation in NGFW Engine
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NE
NGFW Engine · Forcepoint
through 6.10.19; through 7.3.0; through 7.2.4; through 7.1.10 · source: vendor
NG
Next Generation Firewall · Forcepoint
before 6.10.20; 7.1.0 before 7.1.11; 7.2.0 before 7.2.5; 7.3.0 · source: NVD