CVE-1999-0291 — The WinGate proxy is installed without a password, which allows remote attackers to redirect connections without authentication

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HIGH

The WinGate proxy is installed without a password, which allows remote attackers to redirect connections without authentication

Published Jan 4, 2000

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 2.13%

Description

The WinGate proxy is installed without a password, which allows remote attackers to redirect connections without authentication.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.13% 0.02134

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02134

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 3, 2026	2.13% (0.02134)	81.35th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.13% (0.02134)	79.54th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.76% (0.00757)	71.56th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.73% (0.00727)	81.35th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.73% (0.00727)	80.09th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.88% (0.00875)	79.95th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 17, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	50.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	48.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (1)

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0291
x_refsource_MISC

Link	Providers	Tags
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0291		x_refsource_MISC

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jan 4, 2000

Updated Aug 1, 2024

Reserved Jun 7, 1999

Link CVE-1999-0291

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-1999-0291

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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