{"id":"CVE-1999-1193","title":"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.","summary":"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.","severity":"critical","cvss":10,"cvssVector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","published":"1991-05-14","updated":"2026-06-16","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1193","references":[{"url":"http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1991-06.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/581","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1991-06.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/581","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.02188,"epssPercentile":0.81407,"ingestedAt":"2026-06-19T03:39:00.684Z","slug":"CVE-1999-1193","body":"## Overview\n\nThe \"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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":55,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":55,"likelihood":0.4,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}