---
id: CVE-1999-1215
title: >-
  LOGIN.EXE program in Novell Netware 4.0 and 4.01 temporarily writes user name
  and password information to disk, which could allow local users to gain
  privileges.
summary: >-
  LOGIN.EXE program in Novell Netware 4.0 and 4.01 temporarily writes user name
  and password information to disk, which could allow local users to gain
  privileges.
severity: medium
cvss: 4.6
cvssVector: 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P'
published: '1993-09-16'
updated: '2026-06-16'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1215'
references:
  - url: 'http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/d-21.shtml'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1993-12.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/545'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/d-21.shtml'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1993-12.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/545'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00374
epssPercentile: 0.28547
ingestedAt: '2026-06-19T03:39:00.719Z'
---

## Overview

LOGIN.EXE program in Novell Netware 4.0 and 4.01 temporarily writes user name and password information to disk, which could allow local users to gain privileges.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.