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CVE-1999-1186
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 1996-01-02 · updated 2026-06-16
Description
rxvt, when compiled with the PRINT_PIPE option in various Linux operating systems including Linux Slackware 3.0 and RedHat 2.1, allows local users to gain root privileges by specifying a malicious program using the -print-pipe command line parameter.
Affected products
- RedHat Linux: 2.1
- Rxvt: all versions
- Slackware Linux: 3.0
References
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