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CVE-1999-1549

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.58%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 1999-11-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-1999-1549
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.58%

Original NVD Description

Lynx 2.x does not properly distinguish between internal and external HTML, which may allow a local attacker to read a "secure" hidden form value from a temporary file and craft a LYNXOPTIONS: URL that causes Lynx to modify the user's configuration file and execute commands.