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TI-1999-00731 Aliases CVE-1999-0781GHSA-cwv2-hg7m-q5rj

KDE allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by setting the KDEDIR environmental…

Priority LOW 32Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

KDE allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by setting the KDEDIR environmental variable to modify the search path that KDE uses to locate its executables.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00416 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.2:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2 stableVulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.20.1VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.2:stable:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 stable Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.20.1 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0781
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cwv2-hg7m-q5rj

References

Other 1

Sources

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