Microsoft Outlook plug-in PGP version 7.0, 7.0.3, and 7.0.4 silently saves a decrypted…
Priority LOW 24CWE-312Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.
Summary
Microsoft Outlook plug-in PGP version 7.0, 7.0.3, and 7.0.4 silently saves a decrypted copy of a message to hard disk when "Automatically decrypt/verify when opening messages" option is checked, "Always use Secure Viewer when decrypting" option is not checked, and the user replies to an encrypted message.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0025 16th 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 · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pgp:personal_privacy:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Pgp |
| cpe:2.3:a:pgp:personal_privacy:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.3 | Vulnerable | Pgp |
| cpe:2.3:a:pgp:personal_privacy:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.4 | Vulnerable | Pgp |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:98:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 98 | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:pgp:personal_privacy:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Pgp
- cpe:2.3:a:pgp:personal_privacy:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.3 Vulnerable ·Pgp
- cpe:2.3:a:pgp:personal_privacy:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.4 Vulnerable ·Pgp
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:98:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 98 Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1696
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cvr6-jvr3-rqhf
References
More Pgp Personal Privacy vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-01988 PGP 6.x and 7.x does not clear Windows alternate data streams that are attached to files… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2000-00799 The BAIR program does not properly restrict access to the Internet Explorer Internet… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.6
Sources
- CVE-2002-1696 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1696 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cvr6-jvr3-rqhf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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