CVE-2019-6145 Privilege escalation in Forcepoint VPN Client for Windows
Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM via unquoted search paths in Forcepoint VPN Client for Windows.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-6145?
CVE-2019-6145 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Forcepoint VPN Client for Windows, published on 20 Sep 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Forcepoint VPN Client for Windows versions lower than 6.6.1 have an unquoted search path vulnerability. This enables local privilege escalation to SYSTEM user. By default, only local administrators can write executables to the vulnerable directories. Forcepoint thanks Peleg Hadar of SafeBreach Labs for finding this vulnerability and for reporting it to us.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6145?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Forcepoint Vpn Client.
How do I fix CVE-2019-6145?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6145 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-6145 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6145 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Forcepoint VPN Client for Windows
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8gxf-72xg-w67c.