Pegasus e-mail client 3.0 and earlier uses weak encryption to store POP3 passwords in the…
Priority LOW 17Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Pegasus e-mail client 3.0 and earlier uses weak encryption to store POP3 passwords in the pmail.ini file, which allows local users to easily decrypt the passwords and read e-mail.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00204 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:david_harris:pegasus_mail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.0 | Vulnerable | David Harris |
- cpe:2.3:a:david_harris:pegasus_mail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.0 Vulnerable ·David Harris
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1366
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h93v-m49q-355g
References
More David Harris Pegasus Mail vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-01046 Buffer overflow in Pegasus mail client 4.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2000-00921 Buffer overflow in Pegasus Mail 3.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2000-00920 Pegasus Mail 3.12 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an embedded URL… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2005-04188 Off-by-one error in Pegasus Mail 4.21a through 4.21c and 4.30PB1 allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2005-04187 Stack-based buffer overflow in the trace message functionality in Pegasus Mail 4.21a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1
Sources
- CVE-1999-1366 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-1366 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h93v-m49q-355g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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