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CVE-1999-0917

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2000-01-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Preloader ActiveX control used by Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 4.0, 5.0

References

• http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ231452
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-018
• http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ231452
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-018

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