TI-2001-00428 Aliases CVE-2001-0435 GHSA-5rmq-q5qg-vcf7

The split key mechanism used by PGP 7.0 allows a key share holder to obtain access to the…

LOW 21Published 2001-05-24 · Updated 2024-08-08

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 · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The split key mechanism used by PGP 7.0 allows a key share holder to obtain access to the entire key by setting the "Cache passphrase while logged on" option and capturing the passphrases of other share holders as they authenticate.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00333 26th 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:pgp:pgp:7.0:::::::*	7.0	Vulnerable	Pgp

cpe:2.3:a:pgp:pgp:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Pgp

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0435
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5rmq-q5qg-vcf7

References

Other 1

20010410 [wsir-01/02-03] PGP 7.0 Split Key/Cached Passphrase Vulnerability

TI-2001-00971 PGP Corporate Desktop before 7.1, Personal Security before 7.0.3, Freeware before 7.0.3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2000-00676 PGP 5.5.x through 6.5.3 does not properly check if an Additional Decryption Key (ADK) is… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2001-00263 ASCII Armor parser in Windows PGP 7.0.3 and earlier allows attackers to create files in… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
TI-2002-01896 Network Associates PGP 7.0.4 and 7.1 does not time out according to the value set in the… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
TI-2000-00445 The pgpk command in PGP 5.x on Unix systems uses an insufficiently random data source for… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources

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