CVE-2025-12690 Local Privilege Escalation in NGFW Engine
Local attackers can escalate privileges on Forcepoint NGFW Engine due to execution with unnecessary privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-12690?
CVE-2025-12690 is a high-severity vulnerability in Forcepoint NGFW Engine, published on 11 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-250
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12690?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall.
How do I fix CVE-2025-12690?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12690 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-12690 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12690 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Forcepoint NGFW Engine
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6c8f-r55r-h256.