CVE-2016-7253

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
18.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 5% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: November 10, 2016 (3473 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

The agent in Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP2, 2012 SP3, 2014 SP1, 2014 SP2, and 2016 does not properly check the atxcore.dll ACL, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, aka "SQL Server Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

CWE

CWE-264

Affected Products

microsoft sql server

References

🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 docs.microsoft.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com