CVE-1999-0881

Falcon web server allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

Published: 1999-10-26 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-0881 is rated Moderate Risk (43.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.56%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0881

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.40% 0.56% +0.16%
2 2024-02-08 0.79% 0.40% -0.39%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.79% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-0881

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-0881

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-0881

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
blueface falcon_web_server 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:blueface:falcon_web_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-0881

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