CVE-2025-12694: Local Privilege Escalation in VPN Client

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-06-04 · updated 2026-07-22
Weakness: CWE-250

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 products

Forcepoint VPN Client for Windows: before 6.11.3 — fixed in 6.11.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Forcepoint VPN Client for Windows 6.11.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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

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