CVE-1999-1467

Vulnerability in rcp on SunOS 4.0.x allows remote attackers from trusted hosts to execute arbitrary commands as root, possibly related to the configuration of the nobody user.

Published: 1989-10-26 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-1467 is rated High Risk (77.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.23%, 95th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +4.41% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1467

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 5.82% 10.23% +4.41%
2 2026-05-12 4.07% 5.82% +1.75%
3 2026-01-24 — 4.07% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1467

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-1467

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1467

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun sunos 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 4.0.3c cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.0.3c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1467

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