{"cve":"CVE-2003-0148","nvd":{"published":"2003-08-27T04:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:01:38.903","status":"Modified","description":"The default installation of MSDE via McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 2.0 through 3.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a series of steps that (1) obtain the database administrator username and encrypted password in a configuration file from the ePO server using a certain request, (2) crack the password due to weak cryptography, and (3) use the password to pass commands through xp_cmdshell.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a073103-1.txt","http://www.nai.com/us/promos/mcafee/epo_vulnerabilities.asp","http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a073103-1.txt","http://www.nai.com/us/promos/mcafee/epo_vulnerabilities.asp"],"products":["mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:35:54.859949650+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2003-0148","score":0.00559,"percentile":0.46558,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}