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CVE-1999-1542

Status: ModifiedHigh (10)—
Severity10High · CVSS 2.0
Exploitation probability3.35 %higher than 89% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

RPMMail before 1.4 allows remote attackers to execute commands via an e-mail message with shell metacharacters in the "MAIL FROM" command.

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
3.35 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
89
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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