CVE-1999-0491
The prompt parsing in bash allows a local user to execute commands as another user by creating a...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-0491- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-0491- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0490 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0490- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fxcm-gf29-76g5 No score
The prompt parsing in bash allows a local user to execute commands as another user by creating a...
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.
- Record
GHSA-fxcm-gf29-76g5- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | GNU GNU bash 1.14 - Path Embedded Code Execution | 1999-04-20 |
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-1999-0491 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Gnu Bash, published April 20, 1999. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.86%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.