CVE-2019-6145

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.

CVSS v3.1

6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 49th percentile

Published

2019-09-20

Updated

2024-08-04

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://safebreach.com/Post/Forcepoint-VPN-Client-for-Windows-Unquoted-Search-Path-and-Po…

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2019-6136
• CVE-2019-6146
• CVE-2019-6132
• CVE-2019-6192
• CVE-2019-6129
• CVE-2019-6203