---
id: CVE-2026-12974
title: >-
  A Security Policy Bypass vulnerability exists in Forcepoint Security Engine
  (NGFW).



  This issue affects Forcepoint Security Engine (NGFW): from 7.1.0 through
  7.1.13, from 7.3.0 through 7.3.1, 7.3.3, from 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, and 7.5.0.
summary: >-
  A Security Policy Bypass vulnerability exists in Forcepoint Security Engine
  (NGFW).



  This issue affects Forcepoint Security Engine (NGFW): from 7.1.0 through
  7.1.13, from 7.3.0 through 7.3.1, 7.3.3, from 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, and 7.5.0.
severity: high
cvss: 7.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:A'
cwe:
  - CWE-183
  - CWE-1284
vendor: Forcepoint
product: Forcepoint Security Engine (NGFW)
affected:
  - security_engine_ngfw >= 7.1.0 <= 7.1.13
  - security_engine_ngfw >= 7.3.0 <= 7.3.1
  - security_engine_ngfw 7.3.3
  - security_engine_ngfw >= 7.4.0 <= 7.4.1
  - security_engine_ngfw 7.5.0
published: '2026-09-23'
updated: '2026-09-23'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-23T17:58:26.570'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12974'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://support.forcepoint.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Security-Policy-Bypass-in-Forcepoint-Security-Engine-NGFW-CVE-2026-12974
    label: psirt@forcepoint.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-23T15:23:42.713648Z'
cvssSource: cna
ingestedAt: '2026-09-23T14:25:29.799Z'
---

## Overview

A Security Policy Bypass vulnerability exists in Forcepoint Security Engine (NGFW).


This issue affects Forcepoint Security Engine (NGFW): from 7.1.0 through 7.1.13, from 7.3.0 through 7.3.1, 7.3.3, from 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, and 7.5.0.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.