Sendmail 8.6.9 allows remote attackers to execute root commands, using ident.

published 1997-01-01 29 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-0204

cvss: 10.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 8.8%; EPSS 8.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

Timeline

1994-02-24 First public exploit (EDB-20599)
1997-01-01 Published

Exploit prediction

8.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-20599 Sendmail 8.6.9 IDENT - Remote Command Execution remote, 1994-02-24

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	10.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0204

Sources

CVE List CVE-1999-0204
NVD CVE-1999-0204

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Summary