gpg (aka GnuPG) 1.0.4 and other versions imports both public and private keys from public key servers without notifying the user about the private keys, which could allow an attacker to break the web of trust.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-0072 is rated Moderate Risk (48.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.97%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.19% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 0.78% | 1.97% | +1.19% |
| 2 | 2026-04-24 | 0.96% | 0.78% | -0.18% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.96% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
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redhat
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— | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0072 |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |