The Windows help system can allow a local user to execute commands as another user by editing a table of contents metafile with a .CNT extension and modifying the topic action to include the commands to be executed when the .hlp file is accessed.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows_95 | Microsoft | * | * |
| Windows_98 | Microsoft | * | * |
| Windows_nt | Microsoft | 4.0 (including) | 4.0 (including) |