CVE-1999-1248

Medium

Published: 30/11/1994(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.44%

35th percentile - higher than 35% of all known CVEs

Vulnerability in Support Watch (also known as SupportWatch) in HP-UX versions 8.0 through 9.0 allows local users to gain elevated privileges.

Local users may exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

It is recommended to update HP-UX to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict access to local users.

Original NVD description (English source)

Vulnerability in Support Watch (aka SupportWatch) in HP-UX 8.0 through 9.0 allows local users to gain privileges.