CVE-1999-1541
shell-lock in Cactus Software Shell Lock allows local users to read or modify decoded shell files...
CVE-1999-1541 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Cactus Software Shell-lock, published October 4, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.2 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.39%EPSS, 34th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
shell-lock in Cactus Software Shell Lock allows local users to read or modify decoded shell files before they are executed, via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
shell-lock in Cactus Software Shell Lock allows local users to read or modify decoded shell files before they are executed, via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
- Record
CVE-1999-1541- 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
shell-lock in Cactus Software Shell Lock allows local users to read or modify decoded shell files before they are executed, via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
- Record
CVE-1999-1541- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1522No score
shell-lock in Cactus Software Shell Lock allows local users to read or modify decoded shell files before they are executed, via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1522- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hr9m-3c7j-qx9fNo score
shell-lock in Cactus Software Shell Lock allows local users to read or modify decoded shell files...
shell-lock in Cactus Software Shell Lock allows local users to read or modify decoded shell files before they are executed, via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-hr9m-3c7j-qx9f- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.