CVE-1999-1171 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.9% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
IPswitch WS_FTP allows local users to gain additional privileges and modify or add mail accounts by setting the "flags" registry key to 1920.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 4.89% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1999-02-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ipswitch | imail |
| progress | ws ftp server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Ipswitch IMail 5.0 / Ipswitch WS_FTP Server 1.0.1/1.0.2 - Local Privilege Escalation | 1999-02-04 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD