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CVE-1999-1556

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-09-01 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft SQL Server: 6.5

References

• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=90222453431645&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7354
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=90222453431645&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7354

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