The "sa" account is installed with a default null password on (1) Microsoft SQL Server 2000, (2) SQL Server 7.0, and (3) Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0, including third party packages that use these products such as (4) Tumbleweed Secure Mail (MMS) (5) Compaq Insight Manager, and (6) Visio 2000, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges, as exploited by worms such as Voyager Alpha Force and Spida.
CVE-2000-1209
Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 88% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.5% of all CVEs). Confidence: see factors.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 87%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 9.0(low)
- EPSS
- 99.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 12, 2002
Last Modified
June 16, 2026
References (24)
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96333895000350&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96593218804850&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96644570412692&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/273639
- cve@mitrehttp://security-archive.merton.ox.ac.uk/bugtraq-200008/0233.html
- cve@mitrehttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ313418
- cve@mitrehttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3BEN-US%3Bq321081
- cve@mitrehttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/1459.php
- cve@mitrehttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/635463
- cve@mitrehttp://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms02020_sql.asp
- cve@mitrehttp://www.osvdb.org/3570
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4797
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96333895000350&w=2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96593218804850&w=2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96644570412692&w=2
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 1× in last 7d / 5× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-13 06:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-05-31 19:12 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-31 19:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-05-31 00:13 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-05-26 07:16 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-05-24 16:42 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-05-20 22:36 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-18 21:29 UTCEPSS rescore
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Publicly available exploits
(4 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 Metasploit modules) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-16394✓ verifiedFirst seen Feb 8, 2011
Microsoft SQL Server - Payload Execution (via SQL Injection) (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-16395✓ verifiedFirst seen Dec 21, 2010
Microsoft SQL Server - Payload Execution (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/mssql/mssql_payload_sqli✓ verifiedFirst seen May 30, 2000
Microsoft SQL Server Payload Execution via SQL Injection
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/mssql/mssql_payload✓ verifiedFirst seen May 30, 2000
Microsoft SQL Server Payload Execution
Open source ↗
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