CVE-2023-2818: ITM Windows Agent Insecure Filesystem Permissions

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-06-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-281

Description

An insecure filesystem permission in the Insider Threat Management Agent for Windows enables local unprivileged users to disrupt agent monitoring. All versions prior to 7.14.3 are affected. Agents for MacOS and Linux and Cloud are unaffected.

Affected products

Proofpoint Insider Threat Management: before 7.14.3 — fixed in 7.14.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Proofpoint Insider Threat Management 7.14.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2023-005
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2023-005

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