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CVE-2022-46334

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CVE-2022-46334

Published: Dec 21, 2022

Modified: Apr 15, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.8

HIGH

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.

VendorProductVersions

Proofpoint

enterprise_protection

affected
8.* - <= 8.19.0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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