CVE-1999-1366
Pegasus e-mail client 3.0 and earlier uses weak encryption to store POP3 passwords in the pmail...
Pegasus e-mail client 3.0 and earlier uses weak encryption to store POP3 passwords in the pmail.ini file, which allows local users to easily decrypt the passwords and read e-mail.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Pegasus e-mail client 3.0 and earlier uses weak encryption to store POP3 passwords in the pmail.ini file, which allows local users to easily decrypt the passwords and read e-mail.
- Record
CVE-1999-1366- CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Pegasus e-mail client 3.0 and earlier uses weak encryption to store POP3 passwords in the pmail.ini file, which allows local users to easily decrypt the passwords and read e-mail.
- Record
CVE-1999-1366- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1347 No score
Pegasus e-mail client 3.0 and earlier uses weak encryption to store POP3 passwords in the pmail.ini file, which allows local users to easily decrypt the passwords and read e-mail.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1347- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h93v-m49q-355g No score
Pegasus e-mail client 3.0 and earlier uses weak encryption to store POP3 passwords in the pmail...
Pegasus e-mail client 3.0 and earlier uses weak encryption to store POP3 passwords in the pmail.ini file, which allows local users to easily decrypt the passwords and read e-mail.
- Record
GHSA-h93v-m49q-355g- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1366 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.6) in David Harris Pegasus Mail, published May 15, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.