CVE-1999-1454
Macromedia "The Matrix" screen saver on Windows 95 with the "Password protected" option enabled allows attackers with physical access to the machine to bypass the password prompt by pressing the ESC (Escape) key.
Published:Oct 4, 1999
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Sep 12, 2001
EPSS Score:0.00018
CVSS Score:4.6
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Macromedia
Product
Matrix Screen Saver
Macromedia
Matrix Screen Saver
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
