---
id: CVE-1999-0130
title: Local users can start Sendmail in daemon mode and gain root privileges.
summary: Local users can start Sendmail in daemon mode and gain root privileges.
severity: high
cvss: 7.2
cvssVector: 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C'
published: '1996-11-16'
updated: '2026-06-16'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0130'
references:
  - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/716'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/716'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.01055
epssPercentile: 0.6289
ingestedAt: '2026-06-22T15:59:08.125Z'
exploitAvailable: true
exploits:
  exploitdb: true
  checkedAt: '2026-09-25T08:20:35.198Z'
---

## Overview

Local users can start Sendmail in daemon mode and gain root privileges.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.