CVE-2025-2272: Privilege Escalation and Arbitrary code execution in F1E Endpoint

Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-05-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-427

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.

Affected products

Forcepoint FIE Endpoint: before 25.05 — fixed in 25.05

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Forcepoint FIE Endpoint 25.05. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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

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