CVE-2020-14009

medium

Description

Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS/PoD) before 8.16.4 contains a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to deliver an email message with a malicious attachment that bypasses scanning and file-blocking rules. The vulnerability exists because messages with certain crafted and malformed multipart structures are not properly handled.

References

https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2021-0006

https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-05-07

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.3

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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00089