Proofpoint Enterprise Protection Local Privilege Escalation
Priority LOW 35CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00171 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proofpoint | enterprise_protection | up to 8.19.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- enterprise_protection VendorProofpoint Affected up to 8.19.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:enterprise_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 8.19.0 | Vulnerable | Proofpoint |
- cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:enterprise_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.19.0 Vulnerable ·Proofpoint
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-46334
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-29gp-96hf-p856
References
More Proofpoint Enterprise Protection vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-00086 Proofpoint Enterprise Protection webservices unauthenticated RCE CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-22879 Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS/PoD) XSS in "Attachment Names" CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2023-00085 Proofpoint Enterprise Protection webutils authenticated RCE CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-14178 A file-extension filtering vulnerability in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS / PoD)… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-22880 Proofpoint Enterprise Protection perl eval() arbitrary command execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2021-16677 Proofpoint Enterprise Protection before 8.12.0-2108090000 allows security control bypass. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-46334 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-46334 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-29gp-96hf-p856 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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