CVE-2002-1138

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000, including Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0 and Microsoft Desktop Engine (MSDE) 2000, writes output files for scheduled jobs under its own privileges instead of the entity that launched it, which allows attackers to overwrite system files, aka "Flaw in Output File Handling for Scheduled Jobs."

Published: 2002-10-11 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1138 is rated Moderate Risk (57.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.71%, 91th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1138

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 8.73% 4.71% -4.02%
2 2026-05-07 11.40% 8.73% -2.67%
3 2025-03-30 — 11.40% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1138

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1138

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1138

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-2002-1138

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