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CVE-1999-1556
Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 uses weak encryption for the password for the SQLExecutiveCmdExec account and stores it in an accessible portion…
High7.2EPSS 1.7%
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Description
Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 uses weak encryption for the password for the SQLExecutiveCmdExec account and stores it in an accessible portion of the registry, which could allow local users to gain privileges by reading and decrypting the CmdExecAccount value.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 23% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- 19980629 MS SQL Server 6.5 stores password in unprotected registry keys (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQx_transferred
- 109 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- mssql-sqlexecutivecmdexec-password(7354) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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