CVE-1999-0280

High

Published: 01/04/1997(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 17/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk

15.67%

96th percentile - higher than 96% of all known CVEs

Microsoft Internet Explorer has a vulnerability that allows remote command execution using .lnk and .url files.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to remotely execute code on the victim's system, potentially leading to full system compromise.

It is recommended to update Internet Explorer to the latest version and to avoid opening suspicious .lnk and .url files.

Original NVD description (English source)

Remote command execution in Microsoft Internet Explorer using .lnk and .url files.