CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0376

Medium
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
2.44%

82th percentile - higher than 82% of all known CVEs

Summary

Local users in Windows NT can obtain administrator privileges by changing the KnownDLLs list to reference malicious programs.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain full control over the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to monitor and restrict access to the KnownDLLs list and conduct regular system audits to detect unauthorized changes.

Original NVD description (English source)

Local users in Windows NT can obtain administrator privileges by changing the KnownDLLs list to reference malicious programs.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS