VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-1999-1556
CVSS score7.2 NONE
EPSS probability1.70%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published1998-06-29
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other