CVE-2003-0230: Microsoft Data Engine

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 2.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Microsoft SQL Server 7, 2000, and MSDE allows local users to gain privileges by hijacking a named pipe during the authentication of another user, aka the "Named Pipe Hijacking" vulnerability.

Affected products

• Microsoft Data Engine: version 1.0 only
• Microsoft SQL Server: version 7.0 only; version 2000 only

Published 2003-08-27. Last modified 2026-06-16.