ITM Windows Agent Insecure Filesystem Permissions, CVE-2023-2818
Advisory ID: PFPT-SA-2023-0005
An insecure filesystem permission in the Insider Threat Management Agent for Windows enables local unprivileged users to disrupt event reporting. All versions prior to 7.14.3 are affected. Agents for MacOS and Linux and Cloud are unaffected.
Vulnerability Information
This vulnerability is identified by CVE-2023-2818.
This vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium):
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Fixed Software
Proofpoint has released fixed software version 7.14.3.
The fixed software version is now available through the customer support portal.
URL
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2023-005
Revision History
| Version | Description | Section | Date |
| 1.0 | Initial release | June 27, 2023 |
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