Vulnerability · Published Dec 21, 2022 · Assigned by Proofpoint
CVE-2022-46334Proofpoint Enterprise Protection Local Privilege Escalation
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in enterprise_protection from Proofpoint. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS/PoD) contains a vulnerability which allows the pps user to escalate to root privileges due to unnecessary permissions. This affects all versions 8.19.0 and below.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Proofpoint | enterprise_protection | 8.* – through 8.19.0 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H