CVE-2022-46334 Proofpoint Enterprise Protection Local Privilege Escalation
A local user can escalate to root privileges due to unnecessary permissions in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-46334?
CVE-2022-46334 is a high-severity vulnerability in Proofpoint enterprise_protection, published on 21 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-46334?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Proofpoint Enterprise Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2022-46334?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-46334 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-46334 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-46334 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Proofpoint enterprise_protection
- CVE-2023-0090 Proofpoint Enterprise Protection webservices unauthenticated RCE
- CVE-2022-46332 Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS/PoD) XSS in "Attachment Names"
- CVE-2023-0089 Proofpoint Enterprise Protection webutils authenticated RCE
- CVE-2019-19680 Security feature bypass in n/a
- CVE-2021-39304 Security feature bypass in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-29gp-96hf-p856.