CVE-1999-1217: Microsoft Windows Nt

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 2.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Nt: any version

Published 1997-07-25. Last modified 2026-06-16.