Format string vulnerability in Gnu Privacy Guard (aka GnuPG or gpg) 1.05 and earlier can allow an attacker to gain privileges via format strings in the original filename that is stored in an encrypted file.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-0522 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 13.73%, 96th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.59% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20889 | exploit_db | edb | 2001-05-29 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 11.13% | 13.73% | +2.59% |
| 2 | 2025-09-29 | 14.02% | 11.13% | -2.88% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 14.02% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
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redhat
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— | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0522 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | privacy_guard | 7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 7.2 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |