CVE-1999-0839: Microsoft Ie

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Windows NT Task Scheduler installed with Internet Explorer 5 allows a user to gain privileges by modifying the job after it has been scheduled.

Affected products

• Microsoft Ie: version 5 only; version 5.0 only

Published 1999-11-29. Last modified 2026-06-16.