CVE-1999-0491 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.9% (pctl 58)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 0.87% — more likely to be exploited than 58% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1999-04-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| gnu | bash |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | GNU GNU bash 1.14 - Path Embedded Code Execution | 1999-04-20 |
References
- ftp://ftp.calderasystems.com/pub/OpenLinux/security/CSSA-1999-008.0.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/119
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.10.9904202114070.6623-100000%40smooth.Operator.org
- ftp://ftp.calderasystems.com/pub/OpenLinux/security/CSSA-1999-008.0.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/119
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.10.9904202114070.6623-100000%40smooth.Operator.org
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