---
id: CVE-1999-1383
title: >-
  (1) bash before 1.14.7, and (2) tcsh 6.05 allow local users to gain privileges
  via directory names that contain shell metacharacters (` back-tick), which can
  cause the commands enclosed in the directory name to be executed when the
  shell…
summary: >-
  (1) bash before 1.14.7, and (2) tcsh 6.05 allow local users to gain privileges
  via directory names that contain shell metacharacters (` back-tick), which can
  cause the commands enclosed in the directory name to be executed when the
  shell…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.6
cvssVector: 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P'
cwe:
  - CWE-264
published: '1996-09-13'
updated: '2026-06-16'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1383'
references:
  - url: 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419868&w=2'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1996_3/0503.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419868&w=2'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1996_3/0503.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00397
epssPercentile: 0.33758
ingestedAt: '2026-06-22T15:59:08.100Z'
---

## Overview

(1) bash before 1.14.7, and (2) tcsh 6.05 allow local users to gain privileges via directory names that contain shell metacharacters (` back-tick), which can cause the commands enclosed in the directory name to be executed when the shell expands filenames using the \w option in the PS1 variable.

## Remediation

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