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CVE-1999-1294

Office Shortcut Bar (OSB) in Windows 3.51 enables backup and restore permissions, which are...

2.1 Low

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.

Exploit likelihood

2.00%Up 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 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.

Record
CVE-1999-1294
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-1999-1294
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1275 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-1999-1275
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2g26-89g9-8v94 No score

Office Shortcut Bar (OSB) in Windows 3.51 enables backup and restore permissions, which are...

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.

Record
GHSA-2g26-89g9-8v94
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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In short

CVE-1999-1294 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Microsoft Windows Nt, published December 31, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.00%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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