CVE-1999-0781
KDE allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by setting the KDEDIR environmental variable...
CVE-1999-0781 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Kde, published November 18, 1998. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.2 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.42%EPSS, 36th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
KDE allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by setting the KDEDIR environmental variable to modify the search path that KDE uses to locate its executables.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
KDE allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by setting the KDEDIR environmental variable to modify the search path that KDE uses to locate its executables.
- Record
CVE-1999-0781- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
KDE allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by setting the KDEDIR environmental variable to modify the search path that KDE uses to locate its executables.
- Record
CVE-1999-0781- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0762No score
KDE allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by setting the KDEDIR environmental variable to modify the search path that KDE uses to locate its executables.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0762- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cwv2-hg7m-q5rjNo score
KDE allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by setting the KDEDIR environmental variable...
KDE allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by setting the KDEDIR environmental variable to modify the search path that KDE uses to locate its executables.
- Record
GHSA-cwv2-hg7m-q5rj- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
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