CVE-1999-1217
The PATH in Windows NT includes the current working directory (.), which could allow local users...
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.
- Severity
- 4.6 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.15%EPSS, 82nd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
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.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
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 ListNo 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-1999-1198No 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-jr9fNo 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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.