{"cve":"CVE-1999-1217","nvd":{"published":"1997-07-25T04:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T21:49:58.113","status":"Modified","description":"The PATH in Windows NT includes the current working directory (.), which could allow local users to gain privileges by placing Trojan horse programs with the same name as commonly used system programs into certain directories.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=87602726319426&w=2","http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=87602726319435&w=2","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/526","http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=87602726319426&w=2","http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=87602726319435&w=2"],"products":["microsoft:windows_nt"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:33:01.030757803+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-1999-1217","score":0.02151,"percentile":0.82147,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}