CVE-2025-2272
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUncontrolled 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceUncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in Forcepoint FIE Endpoint allows attackers to place malicious DLLs in an unsecured search path, which then get loaded with elevated privileges when the endpoint agent runs, enabling privilege escalation, code injection, and hijacking of privileged processes.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Forcepoint FIE Endpoint is installedCheck for the presence of Forcepoint FIE Endpoint service or installation directory. On Windows, look in Program Files for Forcepoint folders, or check Windows Services for 'Forcepoint' or 'FIE' named services using 'services.msc' or 'sc query type= service'.Affected if Forcepoint FIE Endpoint service exists on the system
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Determine the installed versionCheck the installed version of Forcepoint FIE Endpoint. Look in the installation directory (commonly C:\Program Files\Forcepoint\FIE\ or similar) for version information in file properties, or query the Windows service using 'sc qc <service_name>' and check associated files. Compare the version number to 25.05.Affected if Installed version is earlier than 25.05
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Verify if the FIE service runs with elevated privilegesOpen Services, locate the Forcepoint FIE service, right-click and select Properties, and check the 'Log On' tab. Or use 'sc qc <service_name>' to check the service configuration.Affected if The service runs under SYSTEM or another privileged account (such as LocalSystem)
The system is affected if Forcepoint FIE Endpoint is installed with a version earlier than 25.05 and the service runs with elevated privileges, as this combination allows DLL hijacking for privilege escalation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade Forcepoint FIE Endpoint to version 25.05 or later to resolve the uncontrolled search path vulnerability.
Forcepoint FIE Endpoint version 25.05 or later
- Identify the current version of Forcepoint FIE Endpoint installed on the system
- Access the Forcepoint support portal at support.forcepoint.com and navigate to the FIE Endpoint downloads section
- Download Forcepoint FIE Endpoint version 25.05 or later
- Follow Forcepoint's standard upgrade procedure for FIE Endpoint (typically involves running the installer with appropriate administrative privileges)
- Restart the system if required by the upgrade process
- Verify the installed version is 25.05 or later using the Forcepoint management console or system information
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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