CVE-1999-0580 represents a critical configuration vulnerability in Microsoft Windows NT systems where the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE registry key maintains inappropriate, system-critical permissions. With a maximum CVSS score of 10.0, this flaw theoretically allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute low-complexity attacks that result in a total compromise of system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite the extreme severity rating, intelligence indicates this is a dormant legacy issue with no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or recent community attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | n/aCNA affected |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.