CVE-1999-0793: Microsoft Internet Explorer

Low severity, CVSS 2.6. EPSS: 13.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to read files by redirecting data to a Javascript applet.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer: version 4.0.1 only; version 5.0 only

Published 1999-11-17. Last modified 2026-06-16.