CVE-1999-0145

Sendmail WIZ command enabled, allowing root access.

7.2 High

CVE-1999-0145 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Eric Allman Sendmail, published September 30, 1993. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.98%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?

Severity: 7.2 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance: 0.98%EPSS, 62nd percentile
Exploitation: None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in: No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Sendmail WIZ command enabled, allowing root access.

Exploit likelihood

0.98%Down 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

Affected products

eric allman sendmail

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`sendmail` Azure Linux:2	through 8.15.2-46	None known

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.2

Sendmail WIZ command enabled, allowing root access.

Record: CVE-1999-0145
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE ListNo score

Sendmail WIZ command enabled, allowing root access.

Record: CVE-1999-0145
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-1999-0145No score

Sendmail WIZ command enabled, allowing root access.

Record: EUVD-1999-0145
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r6f2-q5m9-c9hvNo score

Sendmail WIZ command enabled, allowing root access.

Sendmail WIZ command enabled, allowing root access.

Record: GHSA-r6f2-q5m9-c9hv
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVAZL-7357No score

CVE-1999-0145 affecting package sendmail 8.15.2-46

Sendmail WIZ command enabled, allowing root access.

Record: AZL-7357
Updated: 2026-11-02

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

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