CVE-1999-1446

CVE-1999-1446 describes a privacy vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 3, where visited URLs are persistently stored in DAT files within the Temporary Internet Files and History folders. These files are not cleared by the "Clear History" option and are hidden from direct user view. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), indicating local access is required for a low impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this legacy vulnerability.