The "me" user in NeXT NeXTstep 2.1 and earlier has wheel group privileges, which could allow the me user to use the su command to become root
Published Mar 9, 2002
No CVSS score
EPSS 2.19%
Description
The "me" user in NeXT NeXTstep 2.1 and earlier has wheel group privileges, which could allow the me user to use the su command to become root.
Affected products
No data.
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.19% 0.02188
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02188
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02188) | 81.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.21% (0.02206) | 80.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.96% (0.00962) | 74.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.41% (0.02409) | 75.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.96% (0.00962) | 74.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.20% (0.02200) | 89.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 7, 2024 | 2.20% (0.02200) | 88.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 0.75% (0.00752) | 78.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00383) | 68.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1991-06.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/581 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1991-06.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/581 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 9, 2002
Updated Aug 1, 2024
Reserved Aug 31, 2001
Link CVE-1999-1193
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a