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CVE-2025-12694

Local Privilege Escalation in VPN Client

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 4, 2026 at 12:04 PM UTC
Updated: July 22, 2026 at 08:24 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVPN Client

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

VPN Client· Forcepoint
95%
v ≤ 6.11.3v < 6.11.3
Affected range stops below 6.11.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://support.forcepoint.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Local-Privilege-Escalation-in-VPN-Client-for-Windows

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-250NVD-CWE-noinfo

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