Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-77480
Microsoft SQL Server
SQL Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS 3.1
8.8High
Official description
Insufficient granularity of access control in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (microsoft) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (CU 31) | 14.0.0 ≤ v < 14.0.3550.4 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (GDR) | 14.0.0 ≤ v < 14.0.2130.4 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft SQL Server 2019 (CU 32) | 15.0.0.0 ≤ v < 15.0.4490.9 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft SQL Server 2019 (GDR) | 15.0.0 ≤ v < 15.0.2190.7 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft SQL Server 2022 (CU 26) | 16.0.0.0 ≤ v < 16.0.4275.2 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft SQL Server 2022 (GDR) | 16.0.0 ≤ v < 16.0.1200.5 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft SQL Server 2025 (CU8) | 17.0.0.0 ≤ v < 17.0.4085.5 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft SQL Server 2025 for x64-based Systems (GDR) | 17.0.1050.2 ≤ v < 17.0.1135.8 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
1- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-77480 vendor-advisorypatch
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Details
- Published
- 2026-09-08
- Last updated
- 2026-10-31
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- microsoft
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.77%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
56%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-1220Insufficient Granularity of Access Control