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Vulnerability · CVE-2000-0402

The Mixed Mode authentication capability in Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 stores the System Administrator (sa) account in plaintext in a log file which is readable by any u…

Published May 30, 2000 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · sql server

Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2000-0402 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 90.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run sql server.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Low2.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
90.61%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe microsoft/sql server

The Mixed Mode authentication capability in Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 stores the System Administrator (sa) account in plaintext in a log file which is readable by any user, aka the "SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack Password" vulnerability.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe microsoft/sql server7.0

How to fix CVE-2000-0402

  • No stored fix

    No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 7.0

  • Advisory

    Open the inventory_critical record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2000-0402 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 90.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run sql server.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with microsoft/sql server 7.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 90.61%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Microsoft SQL Server security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 30, 2000 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    The Mixed Mode authentication capability in Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 stores the System Administrator (sa) account in plaintext in a log file which is readable by any user, aka the "SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack Password" vulnerability.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    The Mixed Mode authentication capability in Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 stores the System Administrator (sa) account in plaintext in a log file which is readable by any user, aka the "SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack Password" vulnerability.

Sources

  • Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2000-0402

    The Mixed Mode authentication capability in Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 stores the System Administrator (sa) account in plaintext in a log file which is readable by any user, aka the "SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack Password" vulnerability.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 2, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Monitored products — criticalNov 2, 2026