CVE-1999-0388
DataLynx suGuard trusts the PATH environment variable to execute the ps command, allowing local...
DataLynx suGuard trusts the PATH environment variable to execute the ps command, allowing local users to execute commands as root.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
DataLynx suGuard trusts the PATH environment variable to execute the ps command, allowing local users to execute commands as root.
- Record
CVE-1999-0388- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
DataLynx suGuard trusts the PATH environment variable to execute the ps command, allowing local users to execute commands as root.
- Record
CVE-1999-0388- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0388 No score
DataLynx suGuard trusts the PATH environment variable to execute the ps command, allowing local users to execute commands as root.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0388- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ggpc-mwvf-qx65 No score
DataLynx suGuard trusts the PATH environment variable to execute the ps command, allowing local...
DataLynx suGuard trusts the PATH environment variable to execute the ps command, allowing local users to execute commands as root.
- Record
GHSA-ggpc-mwvf-qx65- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | DataLynx suGuard 1.0 - Local Privilege Escalation | 1999-01-03 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-0388 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Datalynx Suguard, published January 1, 1999. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.66%, the 51st percentile. No source names a fixed version.