CVE-2002-0721

Exp

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 installs with weak permissions for extended stored procedures that are associated with helper functions, which could allow unprivileged users, and possibly remote attackers, to run stored procedures with administrator privileges via (1) xp_execresultset, (2) xp_printstatements, or (3) xp_displayparamstmt.

Published: 2002-09-05 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0721 is rated High Exploit Risk (87.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 46.31%, 99th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-0721

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21718 exploit_db edb 2002-08-15 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0721

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 47.91% 46.31% -1.60%
2 2026-03-12 54.35% 47.91% -6.44%
3 2025-03-30 — 54.35% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0721

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0721

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0721

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft data_engine 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_engine:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft data_engine 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_engine:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:7.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:7.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:7.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:7.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0721

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