CVE-1999-1400

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 1999-06-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Economist screen saver 1999 with the "Password Protected" option enabled allows users with physical access to the machine to bypass the screen saver and read files by running Internet Explorer while the screen is still locked.

Affected products

The Economist 1999 Screen Saver: all versions

References

http://archives.indenial.com/hypermail/ntbugtraq/1999/June1999/0007.html
http://archives.indenial.com/hypermail/ntbugtraq/1999/June1999/0009.html
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=92851653600852&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/466
http://archives.indenial.com/hypermail/ntbugtraq/1999/June1999/0007.html
http://archives.indenial.com/hypermail/ntbugtraq/1999/June1999/0009.html
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=92851653600852&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/466

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