{"cve":"CVE-1999-1270","nvd":{"published":"1998-07-11T04:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T21:50:04.823","status":"Modified","description":"KMail in KDE 1.0 provides a PGP passphrase as a command line argument to other programs, which could allow local users to obtain the passphrase and compromise the PGP keys of other users by viewing the arguments via programs that list process information, such as ps.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-devel&m=90221974029738&w=2","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1639","http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-devel&m=90221974029738&w=2","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1639"],"products":["kde:kde"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:33:01.030757803+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-1999-1270","score":0.00307,"percentile":0.23494,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}