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CVE-2001-1091

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-08-23 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The (1) dump and (2) dump_lfs commands in NetBSD 1.4.x through 1.5.1 do not properly drop privileges, which could allow local users to gain privileges via the RCMD_CMD environment variable.

Affected products

• Netbsd: 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.5, 1.5.1

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7037
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7037

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