What is CVE-2022-27609?

CVE-2022-27609 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Forcepoint One Endpoint, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2022-04-04.

How severe is CVE-2022-27609?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Forcepoint One Endpoint

CVE-2022-27609

Forcepoint One Endpoint prior to version 22.01 installed on Microsoft Windows does not provide sufficient anti-tampering protection of services by users with Administrator privileges. This could result in a user disabling Forcepoint One Endpoint and the protection offered by it.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.002 (9.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Forcepoint One Endpoint — versions 22.01
Forcepoint One_endpoint

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

psirt@forcepoint.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-27609?: CVE-2022-27609 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Forcepoint One Endpoint, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2022-04-04.
How severe is CVE-2022-27609?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.