CVE-1999-0899
The Windows NT 4.0 print spooler allows a local user to execute arbitrary commands due to...
The Windows NT 4.0 print spooler allows a local user to execute arbitrary commands due to inappropriate permissions that allow the user to specify an alternate print provider.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Windows NT 4.0 print spooler allows a local user to execute arbitrary commands due to inappropriate permissions that allow the user to specify an alternate print provider.
- Record
CVE-1999-0899- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Windows NT 4.0 print spooler allows a local user to execute arbitrary commands due to inappropriate permissions that allow the user to specify an alternate print provider.
- Record
CVE-1999-0899- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0880 No score
The Windows NT 4.0 print spooler allows a local user to execute arbitrary commands due to inappropriate permissions that allow the user to specify an alternate print provider.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0880- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p4h4-43jq-q6mc No score
The Windows NT 4.0 print spooler allows a local user to execute arbitrary commands due to...
The Windows NT 4.0 print spooler allows a local user to execute arbitrary commands due to inappropriate permissions that allow the user to specify an alternate print provider.
- Record
GHSA-p4h4-43jq-q6mc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/SP1/SP2/SP3/SP4/SP5/SP6 - 'Spoolss.exe' DLL Insertion | 1999-11-04 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-0899 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Microsoft Windows Nt, published November 4, 1999. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.23%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.