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CVE-1999-1355
UNKNOWN

CVE-1999-1355

Published Sep 12, 2001 · Updated Nov 3, 2026

Severity · CVSSUNKNOWN · Not scored
Known exploitationNot listed
EPSS / likelihood1.50%
QFinch risk scoreNot available

Original summary

Normalized public record · Updated Nov 3, 2026

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.

Publisher and source text is retained separately from QFinch interpretation.

QFinch assessment

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.

Evidence: public source records

Affected products

Affected scope reported by the available public evidence
Affected package, product or rangeFix status
Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions.Consult source advisory

Matching a version is only one part of assessing exposure. QFinch has not assessed your environment on this public page.

Remediation

Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.

  1. Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
  2. Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
  3. Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Review primary references

Evidence coverage

FIRST-EPSSCVE-LIST-V5
SSVC priority
LOW
Confidence
Not available
Aliases
None reported

Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.

Sources and record history

  1. www.compaq.com ↗
  2. 19990817 Compaq PFCUser account ↗
  3. 19990915 (I) UPDATE - PFCUser Account, ↗
  4. management-pfcuser(3231) ↗
  5. 19991105 UPDATE: SSRT0620 Compaq Foundation Agents v4.40B PFCUser issues ↗
  6. 19990905 Case ID SSRT0620 - PFCUser account communication ↗

Record history

Published Sep 12, 2001 · Last refreshed Nov 3, 2026