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High [CVE-2023-38169] Microsoft SQL OLE DB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This high-severity Microsoft Server advisory covers CVE-2023-38169 affecting Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server on Linux, Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server on MacOS, Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server on Windows.

CVE-2023-38169 Published Aug 8, 2023Updated by vendor Aug 10, 2026
CVE-2023-38169
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Summary

Microsoft SQL OLE DB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Affected products named by the advisory: Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server on Linux; Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server on MacOS; Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server on Windows; Microsoft ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server on Linux; and 6 more.

Affected products named by the advisory: Microsoft ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server on MacOS; Microsoft ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server on Windows; Microsoft OLE DB Driver 18 for SQL Server; Microsoft OLE DB Driver 19 for SQL Server; and 2 more.

Affected versions
  • Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server on Linux 17.0.0.0 before 17.10.4.1
  • Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server on MacOS 17.0.0.0 before 17.10.4.1
  • Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server on Windows 17.0.0.0 before 17.10.4.1
  • Microsoft ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server on Linux 18.0.0.0 before 18.2.1.1
  • Microsoft ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server on MacOS 18.0.0.0 before 18.2.1.1
  • Microsoft ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server on Windows 18.0.0.0 before 18.2.2.1
  • Microsoft OLE DB Driver 18 for SQL Server 18.0.0 before 18.6.0006.0
  • Microsoft OLE DB Driver 19 for SQL Server 19.0.0 before 19.3.0001.0
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2019 (CU 21) 15.0.0 before 15.0.4316.3
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2022 (CU 5) 15.0.0 before 16.0.4053.3

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Fixed versions
  • 17.10.4.1
  • 18.2.1.1
  • 18.2.2.1
  • 18.6.0006.0
  • 19.3.0001.0
  • 15.0.4316.3
  • 16.0.4053.3

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Mitigation

Upgrade to a fixed release: 17.10.4.1, 18.2.1.1, 18.2.2.1, 18.6.0006.0, 19.3.0001.0, 15.0.4316.3. That is the remediation for this advisory.

The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source

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