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Plain-English summary
This entry describes a Windows NT system whose account lockout policy is configured weakly, for example allowing too many bad password attempts or unlocking accounts too quickly. It is a configuration weakness rather than a software bug, making it easier for attackers to guess passwords through repeated login attempts.
Executive priority
Low priority for modern environments. Treat as a hardening checklist item during baseline reviews rather than an emergency. Elevate only if legacy Windows NT systems or unmanaged local accounts still exist within scope.
Technical view
CVE-1999-0582 catalogs a misconfiguration class in Windows NT account policies where lockout thresholds, lockout duration, or reset counters are set to permissive values. The public record provides no CVSS score, CWE mapping, or specific affected build. It reflects a hardening baseline concern rather than a discrete code vulnerability, aligned with the CVE program's early "configuration" entries.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to legacy Windows NT environments where account lockout policy remains permissive. Modern Windows Server and Active Directory deployments typically define stricter defaults, so exposure in current enterprises is minimal outside of unmanaged legacy hosts or forgotten local accounts.
Exploitation context
Not listed in CISA KEV. The source bundle does not cite active exploitation. Weak lockout settings historically enable online password guessing and brute-force attempts against interactive or network logons, but no specific exploit campaign is referenced in the provided sources.
Researcher notes
This is a legacy CVE-numbered configuration issue with no CVSS, CWE, KEV listing, or affected-product enumeration in the source bundle. Treat it as a policy-hygiene reference. For current work, map lockout hardening to modern controls (NIST 800-53 AC-7, CIS Windows Benchmarks) and validate against present-day Microsoft baselines rather than the 1999 text.
Mitigation direction
- Set account lockout threshold, duration, and reset window per current CIS or Microsoft security baselines.
- Enforce strong password policy and, where possible, multi-factor authentication on interactive logons.
- Retire or isolate remaining Windows NT hosts, as they are unsupported by Microsoft.
- Consult current Microsoft security guidance rather than the 1999 record for authoritative hardening values.
Validation and detection
- Review Group Policy and local security policy for lockout threshold, duration, and reset counter values.
- Audit domain and local accounts for lockout policy inheritance using tools such as secpol.msc or gpresult.
- Correlate authentication failure events (e.g., 4625/529) to detect brute-force attempts against weakly protected accounts.
- Confirm no in-scope hosts still run Windows NT; if any remain, document compensating controls.
Public sources used
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- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0582CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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