CVE-1999-0266

info2www - Remote File Access and Remote Command Execution

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-0266. PoCs published by Niall Smart.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates command injection in the info2www script by passing malicious commands via the query string. It leverages improper input parsing to execute arbitrary commands with web server privileges.

Description

The info2www CGI script allows remote file access or remote command execution.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Niall Smart · textremotecgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20430

The exploit demonstrates command injection in the info2www script by passing malicious commands via the query string. It leverages improper input parsing to execute arbitrary commands with web server privileges.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: info2www (GNU EMACS Info Nodes)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable info2www CGI script
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1995

Scores

EPSS 0.0945
EPSS Percentile 94.9%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
roar_smith/info2www
Published Mar 01, 1998
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026