CVE-1999-1454

Medium CVSS 4.6

Published 1999-10-04 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1454, 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

Macromedia "The Matrix" screen saver on Windows 95 with the "Password protected" option enabled allows attackers with physical access to the machine to bypass the password prompt by pressing the ESC (Escape) key.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1454

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