CVE-2020-14009 describes a vulnerability in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS/PoD) versions prior to 8.16.4, where malformed email multipart structures can bypass scanning and file-blocking rules. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) allows an unauthenticated attacker to deliver malicious attachments with low attack complexity, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.13.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:enterprise_protection:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.14.0, < 8.16.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:enterprise_protection:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.