PGP 6.x and 7.x does not clear Windows alternate data streams that are attached to files…
Priority LOW 37CWE-459Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
PGP 6.x and 7.x does not clear Windows alternate data streams that are attached to files on NTFS file systems, which allows attackers to recover sensitive information that was supposed to be deleted.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02071 81st 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-2069
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x5gq-fq65-v2wc
References
More Pgp Personal Privacy vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-01616 Microsoft Outlook plug-in PGP version 7.0, 7.0.3, and 7.0.4 silently saves a decrypted… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2000-00799 The BAIR program does not properly restrict access to the Internet Explorer Internet… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.6
Sources
- CVE-2002-2069 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-2069 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x5gq-fq65-v2wc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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