Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 28, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-1999-1365
CVE-1999-1365
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.
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1- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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