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CVE-1999-0975

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.6 Published: 1999-12-10 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Windows 98Microsoft Windows NtMicrosoft Windows 95

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References