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CVE-2026-73028

SQL Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 56th percentile. Fixed versions are out.

CVSS 3.18.8HighEPSS percentile56th0.8% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix5 products5 fixed builds listed below
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OpenVAS · 8 checks

e.g. OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.3.3.11478.0.5122775.4952464846504951484652

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Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

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What to do

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  • Microsoft SQL Server 2017Affected: ≥ 14.0.0, < 14.0.3550.4Upgrade to: 14.0.3550.4Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2017Affected: ≥ 14.0.0, < 14.0.2130.4Upgrade to: 14.0.2130.4Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2019Affected: ≥ 15.0.0.0, < 15.0.4490.9Upgrade to: 15.0.4490.9Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2019Affected: ≥ 15.0.0, < 15.0.2190.7Upgrade to: 15.0.2190.7Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2022Affected: ≥ 16.0.0.0, < 16.0.4275.2Upgrade to: 16.0.4275.2Stated by: CVE record

Versions as the sources state them. 7 more products have version data. Full version matrix after sign-in

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What it is

From the CVE record

Improper access control in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS56th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.8% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 56th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

8 events over 7 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Patch availablerecord updated
  2. OpenVAS check added
  3. Record updatedrecord updated
  4. Publishedweakness classified, record updated

Affected products

And 4 more affected products. See all after sign-in

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Scored 8.8 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

Sources

References in the record

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