CVE-1999-1556

High CVSS 7.2

Published 1998-06-29 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1556, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1556

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C