CVE-1999-1294
Status: ModifiedLow (2.1)—
Office Shortcut Bar (OSB) in Windows 3.51 enables backup and restore permissions, which are inherited by programs such as File Manager that are started from the Shortcut Bar, which could allow local users to read folders for which they do not have permission.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Base score: 2.1
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.00%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 80
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-Other
References
Raw JSON (NVD)
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