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Status published
High
CVE-2022-46334
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection Local Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- ly1g3
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
enterprise_protection
Vulnerable Versions:
8.*
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 21st, 2022
Last Modified:
April 15th, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H