CVE-2019-19680 json
A file-extension filtering vulnerability in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS / PoD), in the unpatched versions of PPS through 8.9.22 a…
published 2020-01-13 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-9290
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.1%
- EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 64%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A file-extension filtering vulnerability in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS / PoD), in the unpatched versions of PPS through 8.9.22 and 8.14.2 respectively, allows attackers to bypass protection mechanisms (related to extensions, MIME types, virus detection, and journal entries for transmitted files) by sending malformed (not RFC compliant) multipart email.
Exploit prediction
1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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proofpoint.com
/us/security/cve-2019-19680
vendor-advisory
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proofpoint.com
/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2020-0001
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-19680
- NVD CVE-2019-19680
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