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    CVE-2022-46334

    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.

    Published:Dec 21, 2022
    Last Modified:Apr 15, 2025
    EPS:Dec 21, 2022
    EPSS Score:0.00049
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Proofpoint
    Product
    Enterprise Protection

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High