CVE-2025-14026: Forcepoint One Endpoint (F1E) · Use of Unmaintained Third-Party Components
Affects Forcepoint One Endpoint (F1E)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 11% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ForcepointForcepoint One Endpoint (F1E) | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
- Immediate monitoring for updates or patches from Forcepoint is essential; apply security patches as soon as they become available to remediate the vulnerability.
- Until patches are released, restrict execution privileges on endpoints to limit the ability of unauthorized users or processes to execute or inject code via Python or related components.
- Implement application whitelisting and endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to detect anomalous behavior related to Python processes or unexpected DLL calls.
- Conduct thorough audits of endpoint configurations to identify and remove legacy or unmaintained third-party components where possible.
- Enforce strict network segmentation and least privilege principles to reduce the impact of a compromised endpoint.
- Educate security teams about the risks of using outdated embedded runtimes and encourage proactive software supply chain management.
- Enhance logging and monitoring around Forcepoint One Endpoint processes to detect potential exploitation attempts.
- Coordinate with Forcepoint support to obtain guidance and potential workarounds until official patches are released.
Description
Forcepoint One DLP Client, version 23.04.5642 (and possibly newer versions), includes a restricted version of Python 2.5.4 that prevents use of the ctypes library.ctypes is a foreign function interface (FFI) for Python, enabling calls to DLLs/shared libraries, memory allocation, and direct code execution. It was demonstrated that these restrictions could be bypassed.