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Vulnerability record · CVE-1999-1355 · published 31 December 1999

CVE-1999-1355: Compaq insight management agent vulnerability

CCompaq · Insight Management Agent

BMC Patrol component, when installed with Compaq Insight Management Agent 4.23 and earlier, or Management Agents for Servers 4.40 and earlier, creates a PFCUser account with a default password and potentially dangerous privileges.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 1.5% · top 26.8%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
1.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

BMC Patrol component, when installed with Compaq Insight Management Agent 4.23 and earlier, or Management Agents for Servers 4.40 and earlier, creates a PFCUser account with a default password and potentially dangerous privileges.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93542118727732&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93654336516711&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93759822430801&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=94183795025294&w=2
http://www.compaq.com/products/servers/management/advisory.html Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3231
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93542118727732&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93654336516711&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93759822430801&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=94183795025294&w=2
http://www.compaq.com/products/servers/management/advisory.html Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3231

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-1999-1355), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.