CVE-1999-1170: ipswitch imail
Vulnerability summary
CVE-1999-1170 is a medium (CVSS 4.6) vulnerability in ipswitch imail. EPSS estimates a 3.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 12-09-2001PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 01-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
IPswitch IMail allows local users to gain additional privileges and modify or add mail accounts by setting the "flags" registry key to 1920.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
3.68%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
90%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.68% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
Ipswitch IMail 5.0 / Ipswitch WS_FTP Server 1.0.1/1.0.2 - Local Privilege Escalation
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ipswitch1 product
- imail5.0
Progress1 product
- ws_ftp_server1.0.1.e | 1.0.2.e
2 vendors · 2 products