CVE-1999-0093 — AIX nslookup command allows local users to obtain root access by not dropping privileges correctly

AIX nslookup command allows local users to obtain root access by not dropping privileges correctly

Published Sep 29, 1999

No CVSS score

EPSS 0.41%

AIX nslookup command allows local users to obtain root access by not dropping privileges correctly.

No remediation recorded yet.

0.41% 0.00415

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00415

2022–2026

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 3, 2026	0.41% (0.00415)	33.50th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.42% (0.00418)	33.18th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.07% (0.00067)	17.99th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	5.07th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	5.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00890)	30.33th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Aug 17, 2022	0.89% (0.00890)	28.33th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

Link	Providers	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0093		x_refsource_MISC

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Sep 29, 1999

Updated Aug 1, 2024

Reserved Jun 7, 1999

Updated n/a

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Severity n/a

Public date n/a