gpg (aka GnuPG) 1.0.4 and other versions does not properly verify detached signatures, which allows attackers to modify the contents of a file without detection.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-0071 is rated Low Risk (19.7/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.40%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.14% | 0.40% | +0.26% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.19% | 0.14% | -0.05% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.19% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 2.0 | LOW |
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3.9 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
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redhat
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— | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0071 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.0.3b | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.0.3b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |