title: Proofpoint Enterprise Protection Local Privilege Escalation
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.
problem types: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: enterprise_protection
vendor: Proofpoint
versions:
changes: [at: 8.19.0 patch 4550, status: unaffected], lessThanOrEqual: 8.19.0, status: affected, version: 8.*, versionType: semver
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.8
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL