gpg in GnuPG before 1.4.2.2 does not properly verify non-detached signatures, which allows attackers to inject unsigned data via a data packet that is not associated with a control packet, which causes the check for concatenated signatures to report that the signature is valid, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-0455.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-0049 is rated Moderate Risk (45.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.37%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 5.24% | 2.37% | -2.86% |
| 2 | 2026-04-24 | 4.48% | 5.24% | +0.75% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 4.48% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
unimportant | CVE-2006-0049 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gnupg2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-0049 |
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2006-0049: 1 GLSA(s) (200603-08), 1 atom(s) (app-crypt/gnupg); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-0049 |
redhat
|
high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-0049 |
ubuntu
|
medium | CVE-2006-0049 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gnupg), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-0049 |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.2.2 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.2.2 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.2.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.2.4 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.2.5 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.2.6 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.2.7 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.3.3 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.3.4 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.4 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.4.1 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.4.2 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.4.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |