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CVE-1999-1366 — LOW severity vulnerability (Pegasus e-mail client 3.0 and earlier uses weak encryption t)

Pegasus e-mail client 3.0 and earlier uses weak encryption to store POP3 passwords in the pmail.ini file, which allows local users to easily decrypt the passwords and read e-mail.

CVE IDCVE-1999-1366
SeverityLOW
CVSS score3.6
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published1999-05-15
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionPegasus e-mail client 3.0 and earlier uses weak encryption to store POP3 passwords in the pmail.ini file, which allows local users to easily decrypt the passwords and read e-mail.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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