CVE-1999-0858
Internet Explorer 5 allows a remote attacker to modify the IE client's proxy configuration via a...
Internet Explorer 5 allows a remote attacker to modify the IE client's proxy configuration via a malicious Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) server.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Internet Explorer 5 allows a remote attacker to modify the IE client's proxy configuration via a malicious Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) server.
- Record
CVE-1999-0858- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-16
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Internet Explorer 5 allows a remote attacker to modify the IE client's proxy configuration via a malicious Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) server.
- Record
CVE-1999-0858- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0839 No score
Internet Explorer 5 allows a remote attacker to modify the IE client's proxy configuration via a malicious Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) server.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0839- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5fx9-46p6-4837 No score
Internet Explorer 5 allows a remote attacker to modify the IE client's proxy configuration via a...
Internet Explorer 5 allows a remote attacker to modify the IE client's proxy configuration via a malicious Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) server.
- Record
GHSA-5fx9-46p6-4837- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-0858 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published December 2, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.6%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.