Deserialization in Proofpoint Insider Threat Management
CVE-2020-8884
rcdsvc in the Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Windows Agent (formerly ObserveIT Windows Agent) before 7.9 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM because of improper deserialization over named pipes.
Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.041 (90.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.proofpoint.com/us/blog (Vendor Advisory)
- www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2020-0002 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-8884?
- CVE-2020-8884 is a high-severity vulnerability in Proofpoint Insider Threat Management, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-01-06.
- How severe is CVE-2020-8884?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.