Proofpoint Enterprise Protection webutils authenticated RCE

published 2023-03-08 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-12190

cvss: 8.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
public exploits: 0; none known

The webutils in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS/POD) contain a vulnerability that allows an authenticated user to execute remote code through 'eval injection'.

This affects all versions 8.20.0 and below.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

proofpoint enterprise_protection 8.13.22 patch 4566, 8.18.4 patch 4567, 8.18.6 patch 4568, 8.20.0 patch 4570

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 20 mo ago (2025-02-28)

Exploit prediction

0.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

proofpoint enterprise_protection

Classification

Weakness

CWE-95 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

proofpoint.com /security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2023-0001
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-0089
NVD CVE-2023-0089

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Summary