CVE-2022-46334

7.8 highEPSS 0.2%

High (7.8) in proofpoint enterprise protection. EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

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

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 6% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-269
Published: 2022-12-21
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

proofpoint:enterprise_protection

References

https://www.proofpoint.com/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2022-0004
https://www.proofpoint.com/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2022-0004

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