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CVE-1999-0498

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1991-09-27 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

TFTP is not running in a restricted directory, allowing a remote attacker to access sensitive information such as password files.

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0498
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0498

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