CVE-1999-0382

High CVSS 7.2

Published 1999-03-12 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0382, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0382

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C