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CVE-1999-0886

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 21.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2000-01-04 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-16

Description

The security descriptor for RASMAN allows users to point to an alternate location via the Windows NT Service Control Manager.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Nt: 4.0, 4.0-sp1, 4.0-sp2, 4.0-sp3, 4.0-sp4, 4.0-sp5

References

• http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ242294
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/645
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-041
• http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ242294
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/645
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-041

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