CVE-1999-0766

High CVSS 9.3

Published 1999-10-21 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0766, 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 Microsoft Java Virtual Machine allows a malicious Java applet to execute arbitrary commands outside of the sandbox environment.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0766

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