CVE-1999-0975 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (The Windows help system can allow a local user to execute co)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-0975 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 4.6 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1999-12-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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