CVE-1999-0382: Microsoft Windows Nt

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 3.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Nt: version 3.5.1 only; version 4.0 only

Published 1999-03-12. Last modified 2026-06-16.