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CVE-1999-0814

Status: ModifiedHigh (10)—
Severity10High · CVSS 2.0
Exploitation probability2.23 %higher than 83% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

Red Hat pump DHCP client allows remote attackers to gain root access in some configurations.

CVSS

Base score
10
Version
2.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
2.23 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
83
Score date
10/20/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Redhat — Linux

CWEs

References

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Raw JSON (NVD)

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