CVE-2002-2069
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.07%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.07% probability · 81th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-459
- Affected
- pgp/personal privacy
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-034.shtmlBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7953.phpBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/251565Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3912Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.seifried.org/security/advisories/kssa-003.htmlBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-034.shtmlBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7953.phpBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/251565Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3912Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.seifried.org/security/advisories/kssa-003.htmlBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.