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CVE-1999-0509

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 33.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1996-05-29 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Perl, sh, csh, or other shell interpreters are installed in the cgi-bin directory on a WWW site, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/146
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/146

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