CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1355

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.51%

71th percentile - higher than 71% of all known CVEs

Summary

The 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.

Risk Assessment

The creation of an account with a default password and elevated privileges poses a risk of unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to change the default password for the PFCUser account and review the permissions assigned to this account to minimize risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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