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CVE-1999-0493

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 4.26% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 1999-06-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-1999-0493
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
4.26%

Original NVD Description

rpc.statd allows remote attackers to forward RPC calls to the local operating system via the SM_MON and SM_NOTIFY commands, which in turn could be used to remotely exploit other bugs such as in automountd.