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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 14, 1991· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1193

CVE-1999-1193

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

2

Next/Next
cpe:2.3:a:next:next:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.1
Next/Nextstepllm-fuzzy
Range: <=2.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

3

www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1991-06.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
www.securityfocus.com/bid/20nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/581nvd

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