CVE-1999-1241
Internet Explorer, with a security setting below Medium, allows remote attackers to execute...
Internet Explorer, with a security setting below Medium, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malicious web page that uses the FileSystemObject ActiveX object.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Internet Explorer, with a security setting below Medium, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malicious web page that uses the FileSystemObject ActiveX object.
- Record
CVE-1999-1241- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Internet Explorer, with a security setting below Medium, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malicious web page that uses the FileSystemObject ActiveX object.
- Record
CVE-1999-1241- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1222 No score
Internet Explorer, with a security setting below Medium, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malicious web page that uses the FileSystemObject ActiveX object.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1222- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qxqf-rx8x-jgrw No score
Internet Explorer, with a security setting below Medium, allows remote attackers to execute...
Internet Explorer, with a security setting below Medium, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malicious web page that uses the FileSystemObject ActiveX object.
- Record
GHSA-qxqf-rx8x-jgrw- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1241 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published May 6, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.4%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.