CVE-1999-1365

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2004-09-01 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Windows NT searches a user's home directory (%systemroot% by default) before other directories to find critical programs such as NDDEAGNT.EXE, EXPLORER.EXE, USERINIT.EXE or TASKMGR.EXE, which could allow local users to bypass access restrictions or gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse program into the root directory, which is writable by default.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows Nt: all versions

References

http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93069418400856&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93127894731200&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/515
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2336
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93069418400856&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93127894731200&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/515
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2336

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