CVE-2026-96956: high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for x64-based…
SQL Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published · Updated
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 8epss 0.4%
exploitation probability
0.4%top 65% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
Stack-based buffer overflow in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Affected products
Microsoft · Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for x64-based Systems (CU31)Microsoft · Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (GDR)Microsoft · Microsoft SQL Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (CU32)Microsoft · Microsoft SQL Server 2019 (GDR)Microsoft · Microsoft SQL Server 2022 for x64-based Systems (CU27)Microsoft · Microsoft SQL Server 2022 (GDR)Microsoft · Microsoft SQL Server 2025 for x64-based Systems (CU9)Microsoft · Microsoft SQL Server 2025 for x64-based Systems (GDR)Related CVEs — Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for x64-based…
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