CVE-1999-1294: Microsoft Windows Nt

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Office Shortcut Bar (OSB) in Windows 3.51 enables backup and restore permissions, which are inherited by programs such as File Manager that are started from the Shortcut Bar, which could allow local users to read folders for which they do not have permission.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Nt: version 3.51 only

Published 1999-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.