Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 25, 1997· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-1999-1217
CVE-1999-1217
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.
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Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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