The screen saver in Windows NT does not verify that its security context has been changed properly, allowing attackers to run programs with…

published 1999-03-12 27 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-0382

cvss: 7.2; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.1%; EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

The screen saver in Windows NT does not verify that its security context has been changed properly, allowing attackers to run programs with elevated privileges.

Timeline

1999-03-10 First public exploit (EDB-19359)
1999-03-12 Published

Exploit prediction

3.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-19359 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/SP1/SP2/SP3/SP4 / NT 3.5.1/SP1/SP2/SP3/SP4/SP5 - Screensaver local, 1999-03-10

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.2	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-008
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-1999-0382
NVD CVE-1999-0382

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Summary