What is CVE-2022-46334?

CVE-2022-46334 is a high-severity vulnerability in Proofpoint Enterprise_protection, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-12-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-46334?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Proofpoint Enterprise_protection

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.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.002 (6.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Proofpoint Enterprise_protection — versions 8.*

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

security@proofpoint.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-46334?: CVE-2022-46334 is a high-severity vulnerability in Proofpoint Enterprise_protection, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-12-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-46334?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.