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Vulnerability record · CVE-1999-1280 · published 3 December 1998

CVE-1999-1280: Hummingbird exceed vulnerability

Hummingbird · Exceed

Hummingbird Exceed 6.0.1.0 inadvertently includes a DLL that was meant for development and testing, which logs user names and passwords in cleartext in the test.log file.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 1.1% · top 34.9%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
1.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Hummingbird Exceed 6.0.1.0 inadvertently includes a DLL that was meant for development and testing, which logs user names and passwords in cleartext in the test.log file.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/11512 PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1547
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/11512 PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1547

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-1999-1280), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.