Authenticated privilege escalation via weak authentication
Published Sep 8, 2026 · Updated Sep 10, 2026
Weak authentication in Microsoft SQL Server 2017 through 2025 allows remote authenticated users to elevate privileges over a network. Microsoft has not disclosed the affected authentication component or the operation that insufficiently validates the claimed identity. Successful exploitation requires a low-privileged account and can compromise data confidentiality, integrity, and service availability.
Summary
What happened
Weak authentication in Microsoft SQL Server 2017 through 2025 allows remote authenticated users to elevate privileges over a network. Microsoft has not disclosed the affected authentication component or the operation that insufficiently validates the claimed identity. Successful exploitation requires a low-privileged account and can compromise data confidentiality, integrity, and service availability.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-77483
- Published
- Sep 8, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 10, 2026
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Microsoft SQL Server 2022
- Classifications
- CWE-1390, T1068
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 8, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=16.0.0.0 <16.0.4275.2
- Affected versionversion=16.0.0 <16.0.1200.5
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