CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0579

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk
6.13%

93th percentile - higher than 93% of all known CVEs

Summary

The Windows NT system's registry audit policy does not log event successes or failures for non-critical registry keys.

Risk Assessment

The lack of event logging may lead to difficulties in identifying unauthorized changes to the registry, increasing the risk of security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to configure the registry audit policy to include non-critical keys, allowing for better monitoring and securing of the system.

Original NVD description (English source)

A Windows NT system's registry audit policy does not log an event success or failure for non-critical registry keys.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS