CVE-2020-14009

6.3 mediumEPSS 0.3%

Medium (6.3) in proofpoint enterprise protection. EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 because messages with certain crafted and malformed multipart structures are not properly handled.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

6.3 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 24% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-354
Published: 2021-05-07
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

proofpoint:enterprise_protection

References

https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2021-0006
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2021-0006

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