CVE-1999-1278: Nlog

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

nlog CGI scripts do not properly filter shell metacharacters from the IP address argument, which could allow remote attackers to execute certain commands via (1) nlog-smb.pl or (2) rpc-nlog.pl.

Affected products

• Nlog Nlog: any version

Published 1998-12-25. Last modified 2026-06-16.