CVE-2002-0788
An interaction between PGP 7.0.3 with the "wipe deleted files" option, when used on Windows...
CVE-2002-0788 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Pgp Corporate Desktop, published August 12, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 5.5 MediumCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.38%EPSS, 31st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-0788- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-459
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-0788- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0780No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0780- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fjc3-77q6-8ffr
An interaction between PGP 7.0.3 with the "wipe deleted files" option, when used on Windows...
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.
- Record
GHSA-fjc3-77q6-8ffr- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-459
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
download.nai.com/products/licensed/pgp/desktop_security/windows/version_7.1/hotfix/ReadMe.txt
securityfocus.com/bid/4702
osvdb.org/4363
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0052.html
iss.net/security_center/static/9044.php
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0788
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fjc3-77q6-8ffr