CVE-1999-0690

HP CDE program includes the current directory in root's PATH variable.

Published: 1999-07-01 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-0690 is rated Moderate Risk (43.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.54%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0690

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.05% 0.54% +0.49%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
3 2024-02-08 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-0690

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-0690

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-0690

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cde cde — cpe:2.3:a:cde:cde:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 10 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-0690

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