Authenticated elevation to administrator privileges
Published Sep 10, 2024 · Updated Aug 10, 2026
Privilege escalation in Microsoft SQL Server 2016 SP3 through 2022 allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator privileges. Microsoft has not published the affected function or the incorrect privilege-management operation performed on attacker-controlled input. Network access and low-privileged SQL Server credentials are required; successful exploitation grants administrator control of the database server.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in Microsoft SQL Server 2016 SP3 through 2022 allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator privileges. Microsoft has not published the affected function or the incorrect privilege-management operation performed on attacker-controlled input. Network access and low-privileged SQL Server credentials are required; successful exploitation grants administrator control of the database server.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-37980
- Published
- Sep 10, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 10, 2026
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 3 Azure Connect Feature Pack
- Classifications
- CWE-269, T1068
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 10, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=13.0.0 <13.0.7040.1
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