CVE-2022-46334 HIGH

CVE-2022-46334: Proofpoint Enterprise Protection Local Privilege Escalation

Vendor Proofpoint
Product enterprise_protection
Weakness CWE-269
Published December 21, 2022
Last update April 15, 2025
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CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 21, 2022 CVE published
April 15, 2025 Record updated