CVE-2025-12690Disclosure(forcepoint / next_generation_firewall)

LOWCVSS 7.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD 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.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories

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

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-250

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

next_generation_firewall

Threat summary

2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

Technical details provided in 2 signals
Disclosure: 2 classified signals
2 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors

forcepoint

Products

next_generation_firewall

1 version affected across 1 product

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d

Signal classification1 categories

Disclosure

2100.0%

Referenced assets2 URLs

By indicator

Full discourse2 posts

Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloud209d
Disclosure
🚨*CVE* CVE-2025-12690 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, throu… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12690 ----- Traducción: CVE-2025-12690 Eje… http://infoflow.cloud`
Post summary
The post announces CVE‑2025‑12690, a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Forcepoint NGFW Engine, and links to the official CVE record.
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CVE@CVEnew209d
Disclosure
CVE-2025-12690 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, throu… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12690
Post summary
The statement serves as a brief disclosure of CVE-2025-12690, highlighting a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Forcepoint NGFW Engine across specified versions.
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CPE platform detail2 entries

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Target HW:

2 of 2 entries

Part	Vendor	Product	Version	Target SW	Target HW
App	forcepoint	next_generation_firewall	-	-	-
App	forcepoint	next_generation_firewall	7.3.0	-	-

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