The Economist screen saver 1999 with the "Password Protected" option enabled allows users…
Priority LOW 11Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Economist screen saver 1999 with the "Password Protected" option enabled allows users with physical access to the machine to bypass the screen saver and read files by running Internet Explorer while the screen is still locked.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00366 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:the_economist:the_economist_1999_screen_saver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | The Economist |
- cpe:2.3:a:the_economist:the_economist_1999_screen_saver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·The Economist
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1400
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7cw7-fpf7-gx4h
References
Sources
- CVE-1999-1400 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-1400 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7cw7-fpf7-gx4h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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