Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-1999-0993

Modifications to ACLs (Access Control Lists) in Microsoft Exchange 5.5 do not take effect until the directory store cache is refreshed.

Published Dec 13, 1999 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · exchange server

Last checked Nov 1, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-1999-0993. EPSS is 7.07%. Act only if a listed version of exchange server is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
7.07%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
cpe microsoft/exchange server

Modifications to ACLs (Access Control Lists) in Microsoft Exchange 5.5 do not take effect until the directory store cache is refreshed.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe microsoft/exchange server5.0
  • cpe microsoft/exchange server5.5

How to fix CVE-1999-0993

  • No stored fix

    No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 5.0 · 1 other packages on the advisory

  • Advisory

    Open the inventory_critical record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-1999-0993. EPSS is 7.07%. Act only if a listed version of exchange server is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with microsoft/exchange server 5.0; microsoft/exchange server 5.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-665. EPSS 7.07%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 13, 1999 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    Modifications to ACLs (Access Control Lists) in Microsoft Exchange 5.5 do not take effect until the directory store cache is refreshed.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    Modifications to ACLs (Access Control Lists) in Microsoft Exchange 5.5 do not take effect until the directory store cache is refreshed.

Sources

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 1, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Monitored products — criticalNov 1, 2026