BackWeb client stores the username and password in cleartext for proxy authentication in…
Priority LOW 21Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
BackWeb client stores the username and password in cleartext for proxy authentication in the Communication registry key, which could allow other local users to gain privileges by reading the password.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00315 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:backweb_technologies:backweb_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Backweb Technologies |
- cpe:2.3:a:backweb_technologies:backweb_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Backweb Technologies
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1277
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-76mc-rpwg-m8ch
References
Sources
- CVE-1999-1277 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-1277 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-76mc-rpwg-m8ch · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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