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CVE-1999-1355

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1999-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

BMC Patrol component, when installed with Compaq Insight Management Agent 4.23 and earlier, or Management Agents for Servers 4.40 and earlier, creates a PFCUser account with a default password and potentially dangerous privileges.

Affected products

• Compaq Insight Management Agent: through 4.20
• Compaq Management Agents For Servers: through 4.40

References

• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93542118727732&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93654336516711&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93759822430801&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=94183795025294&w=2
• http://www.compaq.com/products/servers/management/advisory.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3231
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93542118727732&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93654336516711&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93759822430801&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=94183795025294&w=2
• http://www.compaq.com/products/servers/management/advisory.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3231

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