CVE-1999-0236

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-04-30. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 26%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

ScriptAlias directory in NCSA and Apache httpd allowed attackers to read CGI programs.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EPSS
97.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 1, 1997

Last Modified

June 16, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 19, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

IBM X-Force Exchange

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0236

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 3× in last 7d / 17× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  3. 2026-05-31 23:08 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-05-31 23:08 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-05-31 23:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-20595✓ verified
    First seen Sep 25, 1999

    NCSA 1.3/1.4.x/1.5 / Apache HTTPd 0.8.11/0.8.14 - ScriptAlias Source Retrieval

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-1999-0236?
CVE-1999-0236 is a high vulnerability published on January 1, 1997. ScriptAlias directory in NCSA and Apache httpd allowed attackers to read CGI programs.
When was CVE-1999-0236 disclosed?
CVE-1999-0236 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 1, 1997, with the most recent update on June 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-1999-0236 actively exploited?
CVE-1999-0236 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 97.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-1999-0236?
CVE-1999-0236 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-1999-0236?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-1999-0236, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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