CVE-1999-1241

High CVSS 10

Published 1999-05-06 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1241, 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

Internet Explorer, with a security setting below Medium, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malicious web page that uses the FileSystemObject ActiveX object.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1241

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