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wid-sec-w-2026-0703  ·  Published 2026-03-11  ·  View on BSI CERT-Bund ↗

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Engine: Vulnerability allows Privilegieneskalation

CVSS 7.3 HIGH

Risk Summary

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.

CVEs (1)

Affected Vendors

Forcepoint

Affected Products (8)

Forcepoint · Next Generation Firewall Engine <6.10.20
Forcepoint · Next Generation Firewall Engine 6.10.20
Forcepoint · Next Generation Firewall Engine <7.1.11
Forcepoint · Next Generation Firewall Engine 7.1.11
Forcepoint · Next Generation Firewall Engine <7.2.5
Forcepoint · Next Generation Firewall Engine 7.2.5
Forcepoint · Next Generation Firewall Engine <7.3.1
Forcepoint · Next Generation Firewall Engine 7.3.1

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