{"cve":"CVE-1999-1541","nvd":{"published":"1999-10-04T04:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T21:50:40.697","status":"Modified","description":"shell-lock in Cactus Software Shell Lock allows local users to read or modify decoded shell files before they are executed, via a symlink attack on a temporary file.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93916168802365&w=2","http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/1999/shell-lock.txt","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3358","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93916168802365&w=2","http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/1999/shell-lock.txt"],"products":["cactus_software:shell-lock"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:33:01.030757803+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-1999-1541","score":0.00393,"percentile":0.33512,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}