CVE-1999-1540

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.26%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 1999-10-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE

CVE-1999-1540

Severity

LOW

CVSS

2.1

EPSS

0.26%

shell-lock in Cactus Software Shell Lock uses weak encryption (trivial encoding) which allows attackers to easily decrypt and obtain the source code.