Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-0093. PoCs published by HORKimhab.
AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository contains a placeholder markdown file for CVE-1999-0093, describing a local privilege escalation vulnerability in AIX's nslookup command due to improper privilege dropping. No functional exploit code or technical details are provided.
Description
AIX nslookup command allows local users to obtain root access by not dropping privileges correctly.
Exploits (1)
github
STUB
by HORKimhab · shellpoc
https://github.com/HORKimhab/poc-cve-collection/tree/main/1999/0xxx/CVE-1999-0093.md
The repository contains a placeholder markdown file for CVE-1999-0093, describing a local privilege escalation vulnerability in AIX's nslookup command due to improper privilege dropping. No functional exploit code or technical details are provided.
Classification
Stub 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target:
AIX nslookup command (specific version not mentioned)
Auth required
Prerequisites:
Local access to a vulnerable AIX system
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Jul 14, 2026
Full analysis →
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0093
Scores
EPSS
0.0042
EPSS Percentile
34.3%
Details
Status
published
Products (7)
ibm/aix
4.1
ibm/aix
4.1.1
ibm/aix
4.1.2
ibm/aix
4.1.3
ibm/aix
4.1.4
ibm/aix
4.1.5
ibm/aix
4.2
Published
Oct 29, 1997
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026