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CVE

CVE-1999-1221

dxchpwd in Digital Unix (OSF/1) 3.x allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the dxchpwd.log file.

CVSS v3.1
EPSS
0.61%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026Sep 13, 2026
0.00pp
0.62% → 0.61% over 2 tracked changes
Connections
1 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Nov 17, 1996
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Apr 16, 2026