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CVE-1999-0169

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1997-07-01 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

NFS allows attackers to read and write any file on the system by specifying a false UID.

Affected products

• Sun Nfs: all versions

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0169
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0169

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