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CVE-1999-0975
- Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2000-01-04 · updated 2026-06-16
Description
The Windows help system can allow a local user to execute commands as another user by editing a table of contents metafile with a .CNT extension and modifying the topic action to include the commands to be executed when the .hlp file is accessed.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 95: all versions
- Microsoft Windows 98: all versions
- Microsoft Windows Nt: 4.0
References
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