CVE-1999-0755 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 15% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Windows NT RRAS and RAS clients cache a user's password even if the user has not selected the "Save password" option.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 14.96% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-255 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1999-05-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 2000 |
| microsoft | windows nt |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/4.0 SP1/4.0 SP2/4.0 SP3/4.0 SP4/4.0 SP5 - RAS Dial-up Networking Save Password | 1998-03-19 |
References
- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ230681
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-017
- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ230681
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-017
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