What it is about

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall ist eine zentral verwaltete Firewall-Lösung der "nächsten Generation". Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Engine ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.

Under what conditions?

Only with access to the device or an account on it. Often the second step after a phishing email.

What can happen in the worst case

An attacker could use the vulnerability to

• seine Privilegien zu erhöhen

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

• Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Engine <6.10.20
• Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Engine <7.1.11
• Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Engine <7.2.5
• Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Engine <7.3.1

The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.

What helps?

Update to at least:

• Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Engine 6.10.20
• Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Engine 7.1.11
• Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Engine 7.2.5
• Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Engine 7.3.1

Is the vulnerability already being exploited?

None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.