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CVE-2025-0431

Enterprise Protection Backslash URL Rewrite Bypass

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 36th percentile. Fixed versions are out.

CVSS 3.15.8MediumEPSS percentile36th0.4% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix1 product3 fixed builds listed below

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

NVD CVE.org

What to do

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  • Proofpoint Enterprise ProtectionAffected: ≥ 8.18.6, < patch 5113Upgrade to: patch 5113Affected: ≥ 8.20.6, < patch 5114Upgrade to: patch 5114Affected: ≥ 8.21.0, < patch 5115Upgrade to: patch 5115Stated by: CVE record

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What it is

From the CVE record

Enterprise Protection contains a vulnerability in URL rewriting that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to send an email which bypasses URL protections impacting the integrity of recipient's email. This occurs due to improper filtering of backslashes within URLs and affects all versions of 8.21, 8.20 and 8.18 prior to 8.21.0 patch 5115, 8.20.6 patch 5114 and 8.18.6 patch 5113 respectively.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS36th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 36th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

3 events over 0 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Publishedweakness classified, record updated

Affected products

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Scored 5.8 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope ChangedThe exploit can affect other components (e.g. sandbox escape, host compromise from VM)

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
  • Integrity LowData modification is possible but limited in scope or consequence
  • Availability NoneNo availability impact

Weaknesses

Sources

References in the record

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