CVE-1999-1337
FTP client in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.5.11 stores usernames and passwords for visited...
FTP client in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.5.11 stores usernames and passwords for visited sites in plaintext in the world-readable history file, which allows other local users to gain privileges.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
FTP client in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.5.11 stores usernames and passwords for visited sites in plaintext in the world-readable history file, which allows other local users to gain privileges.
- Record
CVE-1999-1337- 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
FTP client in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.5.11 stores usernames and passwords for visited sites in plaintext in the world-readable history file, which allows other local users to gain privileges.
- Record
CVE-1999-1337- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1318 No score
FTP client in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.5.11 stores usernames and passwords for visited sites in plaintext in the world-readable history file, which allows other local users to gain privileges.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1318- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j6gg-6m7m-vhpf No score
FTP client in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.5.11 stores usernames and passwords for visited...
FTP client in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.5.11 stores usernames and passwords for visited sites in plaintext in the world-readable history file, which allows other local users to gain privileges.
- Record
GHSA-j6gg-6m7m-vhpf- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1337 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Midnight Commander Commander, published August 1, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.