CVE-1999-0975

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.6/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Dec 10, 1999
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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