FireGPG before 0.6 handle user’s passphrase and decrypted cleartext insecurely by writing…
Priority LOW 35CWE-312Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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
FireGPG before 0.6 handle user’s passphrase and decrypted cleartext insecurely by writing pre-encrypted cleartext and the user's passphrase to disk which may result in the compromise of secure communication or a users’s private key.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00888 59th 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:getfiregpg:firegpg:*:*:*:*:*:firefox:*:* | before 0.6 | Vulnerable | Getfiregpg |
- cpe:2.3:a:getfiregpg:firegpg:*:*:*:*:*:firefox:*:* Versions before 0.6 Vulnerable ·Getfiregpg
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-7272
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3w4p-hjjh-fjwg
References
Sources
- CVE-2008-7272 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-7272 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3w4p-hjjh-fjwg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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