CVE-1999-1400

Low CVSS 2.1

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

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1400, 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 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.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1400

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