High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 6, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-8884

Description

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.

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Affected products

Proofpoint/Insider Threat Management Windows Agentdescription
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Range: <7.9

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.proofpoint.com/us/blognvdVendor Advisory
www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2020-0002nvdVendor Advisory

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