CVE-1999-0084 | BDVDB-2026-0134 Detail

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Description#

Certain NFS servers allow users to use mknod to gain privileges by creating a writable kmem device and setting the UID to 0.

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

No public exploit known

8.4 High

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 35.7.

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Privilege Escalation

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Not available

8.4 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Not available

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).