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CVE-1999-1541

• 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: 1999-10-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

shell-lock in Cactus Software Shell Lock allows local users to read or modify decoded shell files before they are executed, via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Affected products

• Cactus Software Shell-Lock: all versions

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93916168802365&w=2
• http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/1999/shell-lock.txt
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3358
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93916168802365&w=2
• http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/1999/shell-lock.txt
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3358

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