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CVE-1999-1217

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-09-01 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The PATH in Windows NT includes the current working directory (.), which could allow local users to gain privileges by placing Trojan horse programs with the same name as commonly used system programs into certain directories.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Nt: all versions

References

• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=87602726319426&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=87602726319435&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/526
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=87602726319426&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=87602726319435&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/526

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