CVE-1999-1171

Medium CVSS 4.6

Published 1999-02-02 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1171, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

IPswitch WS_FTP allows local users to gain additional privileges and modify or add mail accounts by setting the "flags" registry key to 1920.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1171

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