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Fencer Vulns
high 7.2

CVE-1999-1390 json

suidexec in suidmanager 0.18 on Debian 2.0 allows local users to gain root privileges by specifying a malicious program on the command line.

published 1998-04-28 28 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-1371

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

suidexec in suidmanager 0.18 on Debian 2.0 allows local users to gain root privileges by specifying a malicious program on the command line.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-19080)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-19080 Debian suidmanager 0.18 - Command Execution local, 1998-04-28

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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