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CVE-2022-46334

Proofpoint Enterprise Protection Local Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS/PoD) contiene una vulnerabilidad que permite al usuario de pps escalar a privilegios de root debido a permisos innecesarios. Esto afecta a todas las versiones 8.19.0 y anteriores.

*Credits: ly1g3
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-11-29 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-12-21 CVE Published
  • 2024-07-13 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Proofpoint
Search vendor "Proofpoint"
Enterprise Protection
Search vendor "Proofpoint" for product "Enterprise Protection"
<= 8.19.0
Search vendor "Proofpoint" for product "Enterprise Protection" and version " <= 8.19.0"
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Affected