CVE-1999-1550

bigconf.conf in F5 BIG/ip 2.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the target file in the "file" parameter.

Published: 1999-11-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-1999-1550 is rated Moderate Risk (58/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.59%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +6.33% 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-1999-1550

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 2.27% 8.59% +6.33%
2 2026-04-28 2.96% 2.27% -0.69%
3 2025-12-31 2.96%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1550

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-1999-1550

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1550

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
f5 tmos 2.0 cpe:2.3:o:f5:tmos:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1550

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