CVE-1999-1392

Vulnerability in restore0.9 installation script in NeXT 1.0a and 1.0 allows local users to gain root privileges.

Published: 1990-10-03 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-1392 is rated Moderate Risk (40.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1392

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 0.51% 0.43% -0.08%
2 2025-07-17 0.08% 0.51% +0.43%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.08% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1392

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-1999-1392

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1392

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
next nex 1.0a cpe:2.3:a:next:nex:1.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
next next 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:next:next:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1392

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