CVE-1999-1366

Low CVSS 3.6

Published 1999-05-15 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1366, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1366

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N