CVE-1999-1217
The PATH in Windows NT includes the current working directory (.), which could allow local users...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1217- 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 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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1217- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1198 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1198- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6g8j-rqjx-jr9f No score
The PATH in Windows NT includes the current working directory (.), which could allow local users...
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.
- Record
GHSA-6g8j-rqjx-jr9f- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1217 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Microsoft Windows Nt, published July 25, 1997. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.15%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.