Insider Threat Management Windows Agent Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability The Proofpoint Insider Threat Management (formerly ObserveIT) Agent for Windows before 7.4.3, 7.5.4, 7.6.5, 7.7.5, 7.8.4, 7.9.3, 7.10.2, and 7.11.0.25 as well as versions 7.3 and earlier is missing authentication for a critical function, which allows a local authenticated Windows user to run arbitrary commands with the privileges of the Windows SYSTEM user. Agents for MacOS, Linux, and ITM Cloud are not affected.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
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| https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2021-0001 | Vendor Advisory | 
| https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories | Vendor Advisory | 
Configurations
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Information
                Published : 2021-01-26 12:15
Updated : 2021-02-04 06:59
NVD link : CVE-2021-22159
Mitre link : CVE-2021-22159
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CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-269
                        
            Improper Privilege Management
Products Affected
                proofpoint
- insider_threat_management
 


