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CVE-1999-1317
Windows NT 4.0 SP4 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the symbolic link table in the \?? object folder using a…
Medium4.6EPSS 1.8%
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- mitre
Description
Windows NT 4.0 SP4 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the symbolic link table in the \?? object folder using a different case letter (upper or lower) to point to a different device.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 21% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- Q222159 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSKBx_transferred
- 19990314 AW: [ ALERT ] Case Sensitivity and Symbolic Links (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQx_transferred
- nt-symlink-case(7398) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 19990312 [ ALERT ] Case Sensitivity and Symbolic Links (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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