CVE-1999-1556

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
0.7%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 29% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: June 29, 1998 (10181 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

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.

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

microsoft sql server

References

🔗 marc.info 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com 🔗 marc.info 🔗 www.securityfocus.com