CVE-1999-1217

Medium CVSS 4.6

Published 1997-07-25 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1217, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1217

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P