CVE-2019-6145
MEDIUMForcepoint VPN Client < 6.6.1 - Local Privilege Escalation via Unquoted Search Path
Title source: llmDescription
Forcepoint VPN Client for Windows versions lower than 6.6.1 have an unquoted search path vulnerability. This enables local privilege escalation to SYSTEM user. By default, only local administrators can write executables to the vulnerable directories. Forcepoint thanks Peleg Hadar of SafeBreach Labs for finding this vulnerability and for reporting it to us.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://safebreach.com/Post/Forcepoint-VPN-Client-for-Windows-Unquoted-Search-Path-and-Potential-Abuses-CVE-2019-6145
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://help.forcepoint.com/security/CVE/CVE-2019-6145.html
Scores
CVSS v3
6.7
EPSS
0.0066
EPSS Percentile
46.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-428
Status
published
Products (1)
forcepoint/vpn_client
< 6.6.1
Published
Sep 20, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026