CVE-1999-0491 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (The prompt parsing in bash allows a local user to execute co)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-0491 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 4.6 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | CWE-94 |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1999-04-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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