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CVE-1999-0387

A legacy credential caching mechanism used in Windows 95 and Windows 98 systems allows attackers...

7.8 High

A legacy credential caching mechanism used in Windows 95 and Windows 98 systems allows attackers to read plaintext network passwords.

Exploit likelihood

7.85%Up 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

A legacy credential caching mechanism used in Windows 95 and Windows 98 systems allows attackers to read plaintext network passwords.

Record
CVE-1999-0387
CVSS 2.0
7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-255
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

A legacy credential caching mechanism used in Windows 95 and Windows 98 systems allows attackers to read plaintext network passwords.

Record
CVE-1999-0387
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0387 No score

A legacy credential caching mechanism used in Windows 95 and Windows 98 systems allows attackers to read plaintext network passwords.

Record
EUVD-1999-0387
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8896-hvg5-57vq No score

A legacy credential caching mechanism used in Windows 95 and Windows 98 systems allows attackers...

A legacy credential caching mechanism used in Windows 95 and Windows 98 systems allows attackers to read plaintext network passwords.

Record
GHSA-8896-hvg5-57vq
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-1999-0387 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows 95, published November 29, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.85%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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