Data copied into windows clipboard, does it get saved to any local temporary file or cache from data security perspective?

Question

We are copying text data across applications in windows using clipboard with ctrl-c and ctrl-v.
The data may be sensitive.
We want to understand if the data on windows clipboard, does it get saved to a local temporary file or cache file anywhere in the system which may be accessible to someone else?

Thanks

Answer 1

Data is stored in memory and can be read by other applications with Clipboard Viewers or Clipboard Listeners :
Monitoring Clipboard Contents

Answer 2

Hi,
the clipboard is not stored. It lives in memory exclusively.
A memory object on the clipboard can be in any data format, called a clipboard format. Each format is identified by an unsigned integer value. For standard (predefined) clipboard formats, this value is a constant defined in Winuser.h; for registered clipboard formats, it is the return value of the RegisterClipboardFormat function.
Reference: About the Clipboard

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