EIP-2026-102999

PRE-CVE

Slackware 7.1 - '/usr/bin/mail' Local Privilege Escalation

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-102999. PoCs published by kengz.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in Slackware 7.1's /usr/bin/Mail to achieve local privilege escalation by setting the GID to 1 (bin). It uses a shellcode payload to spawn a shell with elevated privileges.

Description

Slackware 7.1 - '/usr/bin/mail' Local Privilege Escalation

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by kengz · clocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/285

This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in Slackware 7.1's /usr/bin/Mail to achieve local privilege escalation by setting the GID to 1 (bin). It uses a shellcode payload to spawn a shell with elevated privileges.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Slackware 7.1 /usr/bin/Mail
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Vulnerable version of Slackware 7.1 with /usr/bin/Mail present · Local access to the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026