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CVE-1999-1459

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1998-11-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

BMC PATROL Agent before 3.2.07 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Affected products

• BMC Patrol Agent: 3.2, 3.2.3

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/534
• http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise10.php
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1388
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/534
• http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise10.php
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1388

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