What is CVE-1999-0095?

CVE-1999-0095 is a vulnerability in Eric Allman Sendmail. Published 1988-10-01.

Is CVE-1999-0095 known to be exploited?

17 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Eric Allman Sendmail

CVE-1999-0095

The debug command in Sendmail is enabled, allowing attackers to execute commands as root.

Published 1988-10-01 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.163 (96.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.164 · newest: 0.163 · change: -0.001

Affected products

Eric Allman Sendmail — versions 5.58

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.osvdb.org/195 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/1 (vdb-entry)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/4 (mailing-list)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/06/1 (mailing-list)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/16 (mailing-list)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-1999-0095?: CVE-1999-0095 is a vulnerability in Eric Allman Sendmail. Published 1988-10-01.
Is CVE-1999-0095 known to be exploited?: 17 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.