Is CVE-2002-0788 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2002-0788 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2002-0788?

CVE-2002-0788 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2002-0788?

CVE-2002-0788 has an EPSS score of 0.38% (29th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2002-0788?

No published fix for CVE-2002-0788 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2002-0788

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-459

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.38%probability of exploitation in 30 days

29thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 29% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Third-Party Advisory1

download.nai.com

Other references1

osvdb.org

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.