Forcepoint VPN Client up to 6.11.3 on Windows unnecessary privileges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Forcepoint VPN Client up to 6.11.3 on Windows. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in unnecessary privileges. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-12694. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Forcepoint VPN Client up to 6.11.3 on Windows. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unnecessary privileges vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-250. The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Forcepoint VPN Client that allows a local non-administrative user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM. This issue affects VPN Client for Windows: versions 6.11.3 and prior.

The weakness was published by Francisco Jose Carot Ripolles. The advisory is available at support.forcepoint.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-12694 since 11/04/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/04/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unnecessary privileges
CWE: CWE-250
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

11/04/2025 CVE reserved
06/04/2026 +211 days Advisory disclosed
06/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: support.forcepoint.com
Researcher: Francisco Jose Carot Ripolles
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-12694 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-12694
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-368310

Entryinfo

Created: 06/04/2026 14:52
Changes: 06/04/2026 14:52 (66)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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