CVE-1999-1493

Vulnerability in crp in Hewlett Packard Apollo Domain OS SR10 through SR10.3 allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via insecure system calls, (1) pad_$dm_cmd and (2) pad_$def_pfk().

Published: 1991-12-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-1999-1493 is rated High Risk (74/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.47%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +1.93% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1493

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 2026-06-15 3.54% 5.47% +1.93%
2 2026-05-12 1.06% 3.54% +2.48%
3 2025-08-30 1.06%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1493

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-1493

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1493

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hp apollo_domain_os <= sr10.3 cpe:2.3:o:hp:apollo_domain_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1493

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