CVE-1999-0420

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.40%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 1999-03-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE

CVE-1999-0420

Severity

HIGH

CVSS

7.2

EPSS

0.40%

umapfs allows local users to gain root privileges by changing their uid through a malicious mount_umap program.