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CVE-1999-0509

Perl, sh, csh, or other shell interpreters are installed in the cgi-bin directory on a WWW site,...

10.0 High

CVE-1999-0509 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0), published May 29, 1996. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 33.2%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
10.0 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
33.2%EPSS, 98th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Perl, sh, csh, or other shell interpreters are installed in the cgi-bin directory on a WWW site, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Exploit likelihood

33.2%Up 32.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used10.0

Perl, sh, csh, or other shell interpreters are installed in the cgi-bin directory on a WWW site, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Record
CVE-1999-0509
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Perl, sh, csh, or other shell interpreters are installed in the cgi-bin directory on a WWW site, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Record
CVE-1999-0509
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0507No score

Perl, sh, csh, or other shell interpreters are installed in the cgi-bin directory on a WWW site, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Record
EUVD-1999-0507
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fr45-fgh4-2qmmNo score

Perl, sh, csh, or other shell interpreters are installed in the cgi-bin directory on a WWW site,...

Perl, sh, csh, or other shell interpreters are installed in the cgi-bin directory on a WWW site, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Record
GHSA-fr45-fgh4-2qmm
Weakness
CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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