What is CVE-2020-14009?

CVE-2020-14009 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Proofpoint Enterprise_protection, classified under Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2021-05-07.

How severe is CVE-2020-14009?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Proofpoint Enterprise_protection

CVE-2020-14009

Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS/PoD) before 8.16.4 contains a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to deliver an email message with a malicious attachment that bypasses scanning and file-blocking rules. The vulnerability exists…

EPSS: 0.003 (23.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Proofpoint Enterprise_protection
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-354 — Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-14009?: CVE-2020-14009 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Proofpoint Enterprise_protection, classified under Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2021-05-07.
How severe is CVE-2020-14009?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.