CVE-1999-0813

7.2

CVSS v2.0 Base Score

0.47%

LOW RiskEPSS (38th percentile)

NVD-CWE-Other

Cfingerd with ALLOW_EXECUTION enabled does not properly drop privileges when it executes a program on behalf of the user, allowing local users to gain root privileges.

Published: 8/10/1999

Modified: 6/16/2026

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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

7.2

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

0.47%LOW Exploitation Risk

38th percentile

This vulnerability has a 0.47% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 38% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-Other

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