CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0690

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.54%

41th percentile - higher than 41% of all known CVEs

Summary

The HP CDE program includes the current directory in the root user's PATH variable.

Risk Assessment

This may lead to potential execution of malicious code if a malicious file is present in the current directory.

Recommendation

It is recommended to remove the current directory from the PATH variable for the root user to minimize risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

HP CDE program includes the current directory in root's PATH variable.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS