CVE-1999-0376 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.4% (pctl 84)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Local users in Windows NT can obtain administrator privileges by changing the KnownDLLs list to reference malicious programs.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.44% — more likely to be exploited than 84% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1999-02-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows nt |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4 - Known DLL Cache | 1999-02-18 |
References
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