CVE-2000-1209

HIGHEPSS 100th pctl

10.0

CVSS v2

Description

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.

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

87.31%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Other references10

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2000-1209?

No published fix for CVE-2000-1209 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

Is CVE-2000-1209 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2000-1209 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 87.3% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2000-1209?

CVE-2000-1209 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.