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CVE-1999-1431

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.6 Published: 2005-01-07 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

ZAK in Appstation mode allows users to bypass the "Run only allowed apps" policy by starting Explorer from Office 97 applications (such as Word), installing software into the TEMP directory, and changing the name to that for an allowed application, such as Winword.exe.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Zero Administration Kit

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References