What it is about

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall ist eine zentral verwaltete Firewall-Lösung der "nächsten Generation". Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.

Under what conditions?

Over the network and without logging in. This is the most dangerous combination: attackers can scan reachable devices automatically.

What can happen in the worst case

An attacker could use the vulnerability to

• Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

• Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN Engine <7.1.14
• Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Network Security Platform Security Engine <7.3.4
• Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Network Security Platform Security Engine <7.4.2
• Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Network Security Platform Security Engine <7.5.1

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 FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN Engine 7.1.14
• Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Network Security Platform Security Engine 7.3.4
• Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Network Security Platform Security Engine 7.4.2
• Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Network Security Platform Security Engine 7.5.1

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.