CVE-2020-8884
rcdsvc in the Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Windows Agent (formerly ObserveIT Windows...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-8884- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-8884- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-29725 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2020-29725- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hrpm-72v9-33v3 No score
rcdsvc in the Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Windows Agent (formerly ObserveIT Windows...
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.
- Record
GHSA-hrpm-72v9-33v3- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-8884 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Proofpoint Insider Threat Management, published January 6, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.26%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.