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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-1999-0043

Command execution via shell metachars in INN daemon (innd) 1.5 using "newgroup" and "rmgroup" control messages, and others.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 44.6%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 44.6%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Command execution via shell metachars in INN daemon (innd) 1.5 using "newgroup" and "rmgroup" control messages, and others.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
44.57% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-78
Affected
isc/inn · netscape/news server · bsdi/bsd os · caldera/openlinux · redhat/linux · nec/goah intrasv · nec/goah networksv
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%23%45%26 October 2026: 44.57%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 44.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.