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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-1999-0526

An X server's access control is disabled (e.g. through an "xhost +" command) and allows anyone to connect to the server.

HIGH 10.0EPSS 20.8%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.8%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

An X server's access control is disabled (e.g. through an "xhost +" command) and allows anyone to connect to the server.

CVSS 2.0
10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
20.82% probability · 97th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
x.org/x11
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.