CVE-1999-0387

High CVSS 7.8

Published 1999-11-29 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0387, 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

A legacy credential caching mechanism used in Windows 95 and Windows 98 systems allows attackers to read plaintext network passwords.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0387

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