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CVE-1999-0382 — HIGH severity vulnerability (The screen saver in Windows NT does not verify that its secu)

The screen saver in Windows NT does not verify that its security context has been changed properly, allowing attackers to run programs with elevated privileges.

CVE IDCVE-1999-0382
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.2
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published1999-03-12
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionThe screen saver in Windows NT does not verify that its security context has been changed properly, allowing attackers to run programs with elevated privileges.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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