CVE-1999-0382 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.1% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The screen saver in Windows NT does not verify that its security context has been changed properly, allowing attackers to run programs with elevated privileges.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 3.14% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1999-03-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows nt |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/SP1/SP2/SP3/SP4 / NT 3.5.1/SP1/SP2/SP3/SP4/SP5 - Screensaver | 1999-03-10 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD