CVE-1999-1365

High CVSS 7.2

Published 1999-06-28 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1365, 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

Windows NT searches a user's home directory (%systemroot% by default) before other directories to find critical programs such as NDDEAGNT.EXE, EXPLORER.EXE, USERINIT.EXE or TASKMGR.EXE, which could allow local users to bypass access restrictions or gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse program into the root directory, which is writable by default.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1365

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