CVE-1999-1193 — HIGH severity vulnerability (The "me" user in NeXT NeXTstep 2.1 and earlier has wheel gro)
The "me" user in NeXT NeXTstep 2.1 and earlier has wheel group privileges, which could allow the me user to use the su command to become root.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1193 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 10.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1991-05-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | The "me" user in NeXT NeXTstep 2.1 and earlier has wheel group privileges, which could allow the me user to use the su command to become root. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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