# CVE-1999-0594: Missing authorization in n/a

> An attacker with physical access can read or modify data on removable media drives due to lack of access restrictions in Windows NT.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Feb 2000
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-788r-28g9-93jm

## What is CVE-1999-0594?

CVE-1999-0594 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Feb 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A Windows NT system does not restrict access to removable media drives such as a floppy disk drive or CDROM drive.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0594?


## How do I fix CVE-1999-0594?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0594 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-1999-0594 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0594 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-0594 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-1999-0594 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Feb 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0594 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0594/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0594/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0594
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0594
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-1999-0594

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