CVE-2025-2272

HIGHNVD 7.07.0—

7.0

Uncontrolled 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.

CVSS v3: 7.0
EG Score: 7.0(medium)
EPSS: 17.7%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 22, 2025

Last Modified

April 15, 2026

References (1)

psirt@forcepointhttps://support.forcepoint.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Privilege-Escalation-and-Arbitrary-code-execution-in-F1E-Endpoint

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-2272?

CVE-2025-2272 is a high vulnerability published on May 22, 2025. Uncontrolled 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.

When was CVE-2025-2272 disclosed?

CVE-2025-2272 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 22, 2025, with the most recent update on April 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-2272 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-2272 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 17.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-2272?

CVE-2025-2272 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-2272?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-2272, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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