CVE-1999-0280: Microsoft Internet Explorer

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 15.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Remote command execution in Microsoft Internet Explorer using .lnk and .url files.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer: version 3.0 only; version 3.0.1 only

Published 1997-04-01. Last modified 2026-06-16.