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title: "CVE-2000-1209: The \"sa\" account is installed… | CubePath"
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…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-1209
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# CVE-2000-1209: The "sa" account is installed… | CubePath

## 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.

Official description from the CVE record, published by mitre. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-1209)

## Key data

### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.87307 (87.3% probability)

Percentile

99.8%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [3570](http://www.osvdb.org/3570)  (osvdb.org) vdb-entry
- [4797](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4797)  (securityfocus.com) vdb-entry
- [20000710 MSDE / Re: Default Password Database](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96333895000350&w=2)  (marc.info) mailing-list
- [VU#635463](http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/635463)  (kb.cert.org) third-party-advisory
- [mssql-no-sapassword(1459)](http://www.iss.net/security%5Fcenter/static/1459.php)  (iss.net) vdb-entry
- [microsoft.com/security/security\_bulletins/ms02020\_sql.asp](http://www.microsoft.com/security/security%5Fbulletins/ms02020%5Fsql.asp)
- [20000816 Released Patch: Tumbleweed Worldsecure (MMS) BLANK 'sa' account password](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96644570412692&w=2)  (marc.info) mailing-list
- [20020522 Opty-Way Enterprise includes MSDE with sa <blank>](http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/273639)  (online.securityfocus.com) mailing-list
- [Q313418](http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ313418)  (support.microsoft.com) vendor-advisory
- [20000810 Tumbleweed Worldsecure (MMS) BLANK 'sa' account password](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96593218804850&w=2)  (marc.info) mailing-list
- [Q321081](http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3BEN-US%3Bq321081)  (support.microsoft.com) vendor-advisory
- [20000815 MS-SQL 'sa' user exploit code](http://security-archive.merton.ox.ac.uk/bugtraq-200008/0233.html)  (security-archive.merton.ox.ac.uk) mailing-list

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Aug 7, 2002
2. Record published Aug 10, 2002
3. Record last updated Aug 8, 2024

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