RCE in Gnu Bash

CVE-1999-0491

The prompt parsing in bash allows a local user to execute commands as another user by creating a directory with the name of the command to execute.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.009 (54.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Gnu Bash — versions 1.14.0, 1.14.1, 1.14.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References