CVE-1999-1171
IPswitch WS_FTP allows local users to gain additional privileges and modify or add mail accounts...
IPswitch WS_FTP allows local users to gain additional privileges and modify or add mail accounts by setting the "flags" registry key to 1920.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
IPswitch WS_FTP allows local users to gain additional privileges and modify or add mail accounts by setting the "flags" registry key to 1920.
- Record
CVE-1999-1171- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
IPswitch WS_FTP allows local users to gain additional privileges and modify or add mail accounts by setting the "flags" registry key to 1920.
- Record
CVE-1999-1171- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1152 No score
IPswitch WS_FTP allows local users to gain additional privileges and modify or add mail accounts by setting the "flags" registry key to 1920.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1152- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gpw9-cfwq-7rm5 No score
IPswitch WS_FTP allows local users to gain additional privileges and modify or add mail accounts...
IPswitch WS_FTP allows local users to gain additional privileges and modify or add mail accounts by setting the "flags" registry key to 1920.
- Record
GHSA-gpw9-cfwq-7rm5- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Ipswitch IMail 5.0 / Ipswitch WS_FTP Server 1.0.1/1.0.2 - Local Privilege Escalation | 1999-02-04 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1171 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Ipswitch Imail, published February 2, 1999. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.89%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.