CVE-2020-8884
highpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.043 · 91 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
rcdsvc in the Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Windows Agent (formerly ObserveIT Windows Agent) before 7.9 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM because of improper deserialization over named pipes.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (6)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- proofpoint insider threat management6.3 → 7.4.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- proofpoint insider threat management7.5.0 → 7.5.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- proofpoint insider threat management7.6.0 → 7.6.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- proofpoint insider threat management7.7.0 → 7.7.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- proofpoint insider threat management7.8.0 → 7.8.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8884cnnvd
- https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blogcnnvd
- https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2020-0002cnnvd
- https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blogenisa_euvd
- https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2020-0002enisa_euvd
- https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blogVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2020-0002Vendor Advisorynvd
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