Servers and applications
CVE-1999-1171
IPswitch WS_FTP allows local users to gain additional privileges and modify or add mail accounts by setting the "flags" registry key to 1920.
- Severity
- Medium 4.6
- Published
- 2 Feb 1999
- Last changed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 3 Nov 2026
- Exploit chance
- 4.9% in the next 30 daysHigher than 92% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
- Attack
- Needs local access · No login needed
- Attacker can
- Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
WS_FTP ServerServers and applications · cpe:a:progress:ws_ftp_server |
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