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CVE-1999-0941

Mutt mail client allows a remote attacker to execute commands via shell metacharacters.

7.5 High

Mutt mail client allows a remote attacker to execute commands via shell metacharacters.

Exploit likelihood

1.85%Up 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Mutt mail client allows a remote attacker to execute commands via shell metacharacters.

Record
CVE-1999-0941
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Mutt mail client allows a remote attacker to execute commands via shell metacharacters.

Record
CVE-1999-0941
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0922 No score

Mutt mail client allows a remote attacker to execute commands via shell metacharacters.

Record
EUVD-1999-0922
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-36xr-hxmp-hqwm No score

Mutt mail client allows a remote attacker to execute commands via shell metacharacters.

Mutt mail client allows a remote attacker to execute commands via shell metacharacters.

Record
GHSA-36xr-hxmp-hqwm
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-1999-0941 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Mutt, published July 28, 1998. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.85%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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