Is CVE-2024-10635 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-10635 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-06.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-10635?

CVE-2024-10635 has a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2024-10635?

Patch guidance is available from proofpoint security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-10635.

CVE-2024-10635 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2024-10635?

3 products: proofpoint enterprise protection, proofpoint enterprise protection, proofpoint enterprise protection.

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-754NVD-CWE-noinfo

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PROOFPOINT
Published: 4/28/2025
Last Modified: 10/6/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

proofpoint : enterprise_protectionproofpoint : enterprise_protectionproofpoint : enterprise_protection

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2024-10635. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2024-10635

View on NIST NVD

CVE-2024-10635 vulnerability