CVE-1999-1400

LowCVSS 2.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.1/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
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References

Timeline

Published: Jun 3, 1999
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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