TI-2023-04418 Aliases CVE-2023-4801 GHSA-fj9m-2hq3-2ghm

ITM MacOS Agent Improper Certificate Validation

LOW 34CWE-295Published 2023-09-13 · Updated 2024-09-25

Key facts

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Spoofing
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-295.

Summary

An improper certification validation vulnerability in the Insider Threat Management (ITM) Agent for MacOS could be used by an anonymous actor on an adjacent network to establish a man-in-the-middle position between the agent and the ITM server after the agent has registered. All versions prior to 7.14.3.69 are affected. Agents for Windows, Linux, and Cloud are unaffected.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00253 16th 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	Insider Threat Management	up to 7.14.3	—	No fix listed	CNA

Insider Threat Management VendorProofpoint Affected up to 7.14.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management::::::macos::*	before 7.14.3.69	Vulnerable	Proofpoint

cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions before 7.14.3.69 Vulnerable ·Proofpoint

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4801
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fj9m-2hq3-2ghm

References

Advisory 1

https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2023-0006

Other 1

https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2023-006

TI-2020-07138 rcdsvc in the Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Windows Agent (formerly ObserveIT… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2021-09235 The Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Server (formerly ObserveIT Server) is missing an… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2022-08988 Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Agent for Windows relies on an inherently dangerous… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2021-05149 Insider Threat Management Windows Agent Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability The… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2021-09234 The Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Agents (formerly ObserveIT Agent) for MacOS and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
TI-2021-05148 The Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Server (formerly ObserveIT Server) is vulnerable… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2

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Sources

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