Vulnerability · Published Sep 13, 2023 · Assigned by Proofpoint

CVE-2023-4801ITM MacOS Agent Improper Certificate Validation

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity improper certificate validation in Insider Threat Management from Proofpoint. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 83.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An improper certification validation vulnerability in the Insider Threat Management (ITM) Agent for MacOS could be used by an anonymous actor on an adjacent network to establish a man-in-the-middle position between the agent and the ITM server after the agent has registered. All versions prior to 7.14.3.69 are affected. Agents for Windows, Linux, and Cloud are unaffected.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Proofpoint Insider Threat Management 0 – through 7.14.3

Weakness: CWE-295 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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