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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-1999-0975

The Windows help system can allow a local user to execute commands as another user by editing a table of contents metafile with a .CNT extension and modifying the topic action to include the commands to be executed when the .hlp file is accessed.

MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 2.70%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.70%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The Windows help system can allow a local user to execute commands as another user by editing a table of contents metafile with a .CNT extension and modifying the topic action to include the commands to be executed when the .hlp file is accessed.

CVSS 2.0
4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
2.70% probability · 85th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/windows 95 · microsoft/windows 98 · microsoft/windows nt
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.