CVE-1999-1459
BMC PATROL Agent before 3.2.07 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on...
BMC PATROL Agent before 3.2.07 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
BMC PATROL Agent before 3.2.07 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
- Record
CVE-1999-1459- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
BMC PATROL Agent before 3.2.07 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
- Record
CVE-1999-1459- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1440 No score
BMC PATROL Agent before 3.2.07 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1440- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-whq3-jp36-77v6 No score
BMC PATROL Agent before 3.2.07 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on...
BMC PATROL Agent before 3.2.07 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-whq3-jp36-77v6- 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-1999-1459 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Bmc Patrol Agent, published November 2, 1998. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.