CVE-2026-32167: Microsoft SQL Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
This Microsoft advisory covers CVE-2026-32167 in Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 3 (GDR), Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 3 Azure Connect Feature Pack and Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (CU 31).
- CVE-2026-32167
Key facts
- Vendor rating
- Medium, CVSS 6.7
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C· base score 6.7, scored by microsoftAttack vector: local. Attack complexity: low. Privileges required: high. User interaction: none. Scope: unchanged. Confidentiality impact: high. Integrity impact: high. Availability impact: high.- Weakness
- CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
- EPSS
- 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (22nd percentile). FIRST EPSS, .
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none observed. Automatable: no. Technical impact: total. CISA, .
- CISA KEV
- Not listed (catalogue checked )
- Affected
- Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 3 (GDR) 13.0.0 before 13.0.6485.1; Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 3 Azure Connect Feature Pack 13.0.0 before 13.0.7080.1; Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (CU 31) 14.0.0 before 14.0.3525.1 and 7 more below
- Fixed in
- 13.0.6485.1, 13.0.7080.1, 14.0.3525.1 and 7 more below
- Source published
- Source revised
- Listed by VulniPulse
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Affected products & platforms
Description
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Affected products named by the advisory: Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 3 (GDR); Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 3 Azure Connect Feature Pack; Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (CU 31); Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (GDR); and 6 more.
Affected products named by the advisory: Microsoft SQL Server 2019 (CU 32); Microsoft SQL Server 2019 (GDR); Microsoft SQL Server 2022 (GDR); Microsoft SQL Server 2022 for x64-based Systems (CU 24); and 2 more.
Affected products named by the advisory: Microsoft SQL Server 2025 (CU 3); Microsoft SQL Server 2025 for x64-based Systems (GDR).
Text from the source record.
- Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 3 (GDR) 13.0.0 before 13.0.6485.1
- Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 3 Azure Connect Feature Pack 13.0.0 before 13.0.7080.1
- Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (CU 31) 14.0.0 before 14.0.3525.1
- Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (GDR) 14.0.0 before 14.0.2105.1
- Microsoft SQL Server 2019 (CU 32) 15.0.0.0 before 15.0.4465.1
- Microsoft SQL Server 2019 (GDR) 15.0.0 before 15.0.2165.1
- Microsoft SQL Server 2022 (GDR) 16.0.0 before 16.0.1175.1
- Microsoft SQL Server 2022 for x64-based Systems (CU 24) 16.0.0.0 before 16.0.4250.1
- Microsoft SQL Server 2025 (CU 3) before 17.0.4030.1
- Microsoft SQL Server 2025 for x64-based Systems (GDR) 17.0.1050.2 before 17.0.1110.1
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How to fix CVE-2026-32167
Upgrade to a fixed release named by Microsoft:
- 13.0.6485.1
- 13.0.7080.1
- 14.0.3525.1
- 14.0.2105.1
- 15.0.4465.1
- 15.0.2165.1
- 16.0.1175.1
- 16.0.4250.1
- 17.0.4030.1
- 17.0.1110.1
Support dates for the fixed release lines
- Microsoft SQL Server 13.0: support ended
- Microsoft SQL Server 14.0: support ends
- Microsoft SQL Server 15.0: support ends
- Microsoft SQL Server 16.0: support ends
- Microsoft SQL Server 17.0: support ends
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