CVE-1999-0975
The Windows help system can allow a local user to execute commands as another user by editing a...
The Windows help system can allow a local user to execute commands as another user by editing a table of contents metafile with a .CNT extension and modifying the topic action to include the commands to be executed when the .hlp file is accessed.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Windows help system can allow a local user to execute commands as another user by editing a table of contents metafile with a .CNT extension and modifying the topic action to include the commands to be executed when the .hlp file is accessed.
- Record
CVE-1999-0975- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Windows help system can allow a local user to execute commands as another user by editing a table of contents metafile with a .CNT extension and modifying the topic action to include the commands to be executed when the .hlp file is accessed.
- Record
CVE-1999-0975- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0956 No score
The Windows help system can allow a local user to execute commands as another user by editing a table of contents metafile with a .CNT extension and modifying the topic action to include the commands to be executed when the .hlp file is accessed.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0956- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wm4h-9j53-mhpc No score
The Windows help system can allow a local user to execute commands as another user by editing a...
The Windows help system can allow a local user to execute commands as another user by editing a table of contents metafile with a .CNT extension and modifying the topic action to include the commands to be executed when the .hlp file is accessed.
- Record
GHSA-wm4h-9j53-mhpc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 - Help File Backdoor | 1999-12-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-1999-0975 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Microsoft Windows 95, published December 10, 1999. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.70%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.