---
id: CVE-1999-0145
title: 'Sendmail WIZ command enabled, allowing root access.'
summary: 'Sendmail WIZ command enabled, allowing root access.'
severity: high
cvss: 7.2
cvssVector: 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C'
published: '1993-09-30'
updated: '2026-06-16'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0145'
references:
  - url: 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/16'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/Docs/admin-guide-to-cracking.101.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1990-11.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1993-14.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/4'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/06/1'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://www2.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1995_1/0332.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/16'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/Docs/admin-guide-to-cracking.101.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1990-11.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1993-14.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/4'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/06/1'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://www2.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1995_1/0332.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00984
epssPercentile: 0.60321
ingestedAt: '2026-06-19T03:39:00.722Z'
---

## Overview

Sendmail WIZ command enabled, allowing root access.

## Remediation

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