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CVE-1999-0491

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.86%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 1999-04-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-1999-0491
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.6
EPSS
0.86%

Original NVD Description

The prompt parsing in bash allows a local user to execute commands as another user by creating a directory with the name of the command to execute.