CVE-2022-46334 json
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection Local Privilege Escalation
published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-49151
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 6%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- Proofpoint enterprise_protection 8.13.22 patch 4548, 8.18.6 patch 4549, 8.19.0 patch 4550
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Proofpoint enterprise_protection
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
-
proofpoint.com
/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2022-0004
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-46334
- NVD CVE-2022-46334
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