CVE-1999-1453: Microsoft Internet Explorer

Low severity, CVSS 2.6. EPSS: 11.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Internet Explorer 4 allows remote attackers (malicious web site operators) to read the contents of the clipboard via the Internet WebBrowser ActiveX object.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer: version 4.0 only

Published 1999-02-02. Last modified 2026-06-16.