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CVE-2025-2272

Privilege Escalation and Arbitrary code execution in F1E Endpoint

Published: May 22, 2025Updated: May 23, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-427
NVD MITRE
7.0CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 96.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in Forcepoint FIE Endpoint allows Privilege Escalation, Code Injection, Hijacking a privileged process.This issue affects FIE Endpoint: before 25.05.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-427

Affected Products

FIE EndpointForcepoint
Mixed
Security Products
forcepointcommercialUSSecurity Productsaka forcepoint email security, forcepoint web security

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Persistence
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References

https://support.forcepoint.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Privilege-Escalation-and-Arbitrary-code-execution-in-F1E-Endpoint
support.forcepoint.com

Timeline

Published
May 22, 2025
Last Updated
May 23, 2025

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