CVE-1999-0917: Microsoft Internet Explorer

Medium severity, CVSS 5.1. EPSS: 6.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Preloader ActiveX control used by Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer: version 4.0 only; version 5.0 only

Published 1999-05-27. Last modified 2026-06-16.