CVE-1999-1558

Vulnerability in loginout in Digital OpenVMS 7.1 and earlier allows unauthorized access when external authentication is enabled.

Published: 1998-07-16 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-1558 is rated Moderate Risk (52.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.46%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1558

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 2025-07-17 0.34% 0.46% +0.13%
2 2025-03-30 0.66% 0.34% -0.32%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.66% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1558

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-1558

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1558

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
digital digital_openvms 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:digital:digital_openvms:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digital digital_openvms_axp 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:digital:digital_openvms_axp:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1558

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