Windows NT searches a user's home directory (%systemroot% by default) before other directories to find critical programs such as NDDEAGNT.EXE, EXPLORER.EXE, USERINIT.EXE or TASKMGR.EXE, which could allow local users to bypass access restrictions or gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse program into the root directory, which is writable by default.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-01T17:11:02.920Z
Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-1999-1365

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Status : Deferred
Published: 1999-06-28T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-1999-1365

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