CVE-1999-0490 json
MSHTML.DLL in Internet Explorer 5.0 allows a remote attacker to learn information about a local user's files via an IMG SRC tag.
published 1999-04-21 27 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-0489
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 9.9%
- EPSS 9.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
MSHTML.DLL in Internet Explorer 5.0 allows a remote attacker to learn information about a local user's files via an IMG SRC tag.
Exploit prediction
9.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-1999-0490
- NVD CVE-1999-0490
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