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CVE-1999-0870

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 12.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2000-01-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Internet Explorer 4.01 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by pasting a file name into the file upload control, aka untrusted scripted paste.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 4.0.1, 4.0.1-sp1

References

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1998/ms98-015
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1998/ms98-015

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