VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-46334

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.17%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-12-21
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • security@proofpoint.com: CWE-269
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-269

Primary references