An interaction between PGP 7.0.3 with the "wipe deleted files" option, when used on Windows Encrypted File System (EFS), creates a cleartext temporary files that cannot be wiped or deleted due to strong permissions, which could allow certain local users or attackers with physical access to obtain cleartext information
Published Apr 2, 2003
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.38%
Description
An interaction between PGP 7.0.3 with the "wipe deleted files" option, when used on Windows Encrypted File System (EFS), creates a cleartext temporary files that cannot be wiped or deleted due to strong permissions, which could allow certain local users or attackers with physical access to obtain cleartext information.
Affected products
No data.
- 7.1
- 7.0.3
- 7.0.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00375) | 29.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00375) | 29.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00092) | 23.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0052.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://download.nai.com/products/licensed/pgp/desktop_security/windows/version_7.1/hotfix/ReadMe.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9044.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/4363 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4702 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0052.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://download.nai.com/products/licensed/pgp/desktop_security/windows/version_7.1/hotfix/ReadMe.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9044.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/4363 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4702 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory |
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