Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2024-10635

Enterprise Protection contains an improper input validation vulnerability in attachment defense that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass attachment scanning securit

Published Apr 28, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 6, 2025 · Enterprise Protection

Check this week

CVE-2024-10635 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 31.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Enterprise Protection.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
31.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor proofpoint Enterprise Protection 8.20.6 <patch 5134

Enterprise Protection contains an improper input validation vulnerability in attachment defense that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass attachment scanning security policy by sending a malicious S/MIME attachment with an opaque signature. When opened by a recipient in a downstream email client, the malicious attachment could cause partial loss of integrity and confidentiality to their system.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor proofpoint Enterprise Protection 8.20.6 <patch 51348.20.6 <patch 5134

How to fix CVE-2024-10635

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-10635 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 31.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Enterprise Protection.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with proofpoint Enterprise Protection 8.20.6 <patch 5134 8.20.6 <patch 5134. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 31.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 28, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Enterprise Protection contains an improper input validation vulnerability in attachment defense that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass attachment scanning security policy by sending a malicious S/MIME attachment with an opaque signature. When opened by a recipient in a downstream email client, the malicious attachment could cause partial loss of integrity and confidentiality to t

  2. Oct 6, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    Enterprise Protection contains an improper input validation vulnerability in attachment defense that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass attachment scanning security policy by sending a malicious S/MIME attachment with an opaque signature. When opened by a recipient in a downstream email client, the malicious attachment could cause partial loss of integrity and confidentiality to t

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-10635

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2024-54529

    Enterprise Protection contains an improper input validation vulnerability in attachment defense that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass attachment scanning security policy by sending a malicious S/MIME attachment with an opaque signature. When opened by a recipie

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.