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CVE-1999-1365

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 1.94%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 1999-06-28 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. It affects Windows.

CVE
CVE-1999-1365
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
1.94%
Windows

Original NVD Description

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.