{"cve":"CVE-1999-1549","nvd":{"published":"1999-11-16T05:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T21:50:41.687","status":"Modified","description":"Lynx 2.x does not properly distinguish between internal and external HTML, which may allow a local attacker to read a \"secure\" hidden form value from a temporary file and craft a LYNXOPTIONS: URL that causes Lynx to modify the user's configuration file and execute commands.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-346"],"references":["http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94286509804526&w=2","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/804","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94286509804526&w=2","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/804"],"products":["lynx_project:lynx"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:33:01.030757803+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-1999-1549","score":0.00574,"percentile":0.47386,"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."]}