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CVE-1999-1239

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1994-07-13 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

HP-UX 9.x does not properly enable the Xauthority mechanism in certain conditions, which could allow local users to access the X display even when they have not explicitly been authorized to do so.

Affected products

• Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HP-UX: 9

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/1559
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2261
• http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/1559
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2261

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