CVE-1999-0771: The web components of Compaq Management Agents and the Compaq Survey Utility allow a remote attacker to read a

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MEDIUM 5.0MITIGATEDOWNGRADE

CVE-1999-0771 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting insight management agent, power management. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The web components of Compaq Management Agents and the Compaq Survey Utility allow a remote attacker to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

Why this priority

EPSS top 6%: very likely to be exploited
Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.0 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	6.2% (top 6%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	1999-05-26
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: compaq

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

1999-05-26 04:00 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 21:49 UTCUpdated Record last modified

compaq insight management agent MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy insight-management-agent || rpm -q insight-management-agent || insight-management-agent --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

compaq power management DOWNGRADE

Affected: 2.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 2.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy power-management || rpm -q power-management || power-management --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 2.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison power-management sudo apt install power-management=<VERSION_BEFORE_2.0> sudo apt-mark hold power-management

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list power-management sudo dnf downgrade power-management-<VERSION_BEFORE_2.0> sudo dnf versionlock add power-management

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

Public exploits and detection

Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.

Exploit-DB: Compaq Client Management Agents 3.70/4.0 / Insight Management Agents 4.21 A/4.22 A/4.30 A / Intelligent Cluster Administ

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-1999-0771?

insight management agent: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; power management: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-1999-0771 being exploited?

CVE-1999-0771 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-1999-0771 affect?

CVE-1999-0771 affects insight management agent, power management. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). The web components of Compaq Management Agents and the Compaq Survey Utility allow a remote attacker to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

How urgent is CVE-1999-0771?

Priority 46/100. EPSS top 6%: very likely to be exploited; Public exploit reference

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References

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