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Microsoft SQL Server EUVDEUVD-2026-100612

| CVE-2026-85888 HIGH
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
2026-10-13 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-58rp-vgc5-xchw
7.7
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate to SQL Server with low-privilege account
  2. Exploit
    Submit crafted query triggering out-of-bounds read
  3. Execution
    Server reads adjacent process memory
  4. Impact
    Exfiltrate disclosed sensitive data over network

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, read limits
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Collection

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated SQL Server session: the CVSS vector specifies PR:L, so the attacker must hold valid, low-privilege credentials and network connectivity to the database instance - this is NOT an unauthenticated flaw. No user interaction is required (UI:N) and attack complexity is low (AC:L). The description names no special non-default feature or configuration toggle; the out-of-bounds read appears reachable through normal authorized query/request handling against affected builds. Limiting factors: the need for valid database credentials (restricting the attacker pool to existing users or those who can obtain an account, making multi-tenant or shared instances the highest-risk deployments), confidentiality-only impact with no integrity or availability effect, and the requirement that the instance run an unpatched build within the listed version ranges (SQL Server 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2025 GDR/CU branches).

Impact

This is a credible mid-tier priority rather than a drop-everything emergency. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N) confirms a network-reachable, low-complexity attack requiring an authenticated principal with low privileges, and the impact is confined to confidentiality (C:H/I:N/A:N) - i.e. memory disclosure, consistent with the CWE-125 out-of-bounds read. The scope-changed flag (S:C) is what drives the 7.7 score; this implies the disclosed data can cross a security boundary (e.g. reading memory belonging to another security context within the SQL Server process). Exploitation status: no public exploit identified at time of analysis - there is no EPSS value, no POC indicator, and no CISA KEV listing in the supplied data, so there is no evidence of active exploitation or weaponization. The signals are internally consistent (network + low-priv + confidentiality-only), with no contradiction between the vector and the description. The main caveat is that read-only memory disclosure requiring valid credentials is meaningfully less dangerous than an unauthenticated RCE: an attacker must already be an authorized database user. Note also the scope and C:H rating appear to be the vendor's (Microsoft, the CNA) assessment - a plain authorized-user OOB read disclosing process memory would more typically be rated S:U, so the elevated 7.7 should be treated as the vendor's conservative view.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated low-privileged SQL Server user (for example a tenant on a shared or multi-tenant database instance) sends a specially crafted query or request that triggers an out-of-bounds read in the server, causing it to return adjacent process memory. The leaked memory could contain data belonging to other sessions or security contexts, such as cached query data, credentials, or other sensitive values. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, and the attack requires valid network credentials.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026

Information disclosure in Microsoft SQL Server 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2025 allows an authenticated low-privilege attacker with network access to trigger an out-of-bounds read and potentially disclose sensitive memory contents. The affected builds are those in the EUVD-listed GDR and cumulative-update ranges, and the assessed vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, so valid database credentials and network reachability are required but no user interaction is needed. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, no CISA KEV listing is present, and the risk is best treated as a credible mid-tier patch priority rather than a drop-everything emergency; vendor patches are available via the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patches are available per the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85888. The affected-version ranges terminate at the following builds, so updating to those builds or later resolves the listed issue: SQL Server 2025 GDR 17.0.1145.4, SQL Server 2025 CU9 17.0.5015.4, SQL Server 2022 GDR 16.0.1210.3, SQL Server 2022 CU27 16.0.4305.5, SQL Server 2019 GDR 15.0.2200.2, SQL Server 2019 CU32 15.0.4500.2, SQL Server 2017 GDR 14.0.2140.2, and SQL Server 2017 CU31 14.0.3560.2. Because exploitation requires an authenticated low-privilege session and network access, compensating controls while patching is pending are to restrict network reachability to trusted application hosts via firewall or network ACLs (trade-off: may disrupt legitimate remote clients), review and minimize database logins and role memberships to enforce least privilege (trade-off: may require application role rework), and monitor for anomalous or malformed query behavior from low-privileged accounts (trade-off: adds logging and tuning overhead). Multi-tenant or shared SQL Server instances should be prioritized because they concentrate untrusted authenticated users. No public exploit was identified, but patch availability means the primary mitigation is vendor remediation rather than relying on attack-surface reduction alone.

Affected VersionsENISA

Microsoft SQL Server 2025 for x64-based Systems (GDR) 17.0.1050.2 <17.0.1145.4
Microsoft SQL Server 2022 (GDR) 16.0.0 <16.0.1210.3
Microsoft SQL Server 2022 for x64-based Systems (CU27) 16.0.4003.1 <16.0.4305.5
Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for x64-based Systems (CU31) 14.0.3006.16 <14.0.3560.2
Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (GDR) 14.0.0 <14.0.2140.2
Microsoft SQL Server 2019 (GDR) 15.0.0 <15.0.2200.2
Microsoft SQL Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (CU32) 15.0.4003.23 <15.0.4500.2
Microsoft SQL Server 2025 for x64-based Systems (CU9) 17.0.4006.2 <17.0.5015.4

Affected Packages

euvd microsoft_sql_server_2017_for_x64_based_systems_cu31 fix: 14.0.3560.2
euvd microsoft_sql_server_2017_gdr fix: 14.0.2140.2
euvd microsoft_sql_server_2019_for_x64_based_systems_cu32 fix: 15.0.4500.2
euvd microsoft_sql_server_2019_gdr fix: 15.0.2200.2
euvd microsoft_sql_server_2022_for_x64_based_systems_cu27 fix: 16.0.4305.5
euvd microsoft_sql_server_2022_gdr fix: 16.0.1210.3
euvd microsoft_sql_server_2025_for_x64_based_systems_cu9 fix: 17.0.5015.4
euvd microsoft_sql_server_2025_for_x64_based_systems_gdr fix: 17.0.1145.4

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 8 packages in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is CWE-125 (out-of-bounds read) in Microsoft SQL Server query and request handling. An authorized SQL Server session can cause the engine to read past the intended buffer boundary, and the resulting memory contents may be returned or inferred by the attacker, yielding information disclosure over the network. The provided tags, Buffer Overflow and Information Disclosure, align with this class. Authentication requirements are confirmed from the CVSS vector: PR:L means an attacker must already hold valid low-privilege database credentials; UI:N and AC:L indicate no user action and low complexity, and the independent assessment uses S:U with C:H/I:N/A:N, meaning confidentiality-only impact with no integrity or availability effect. No CPE strings were supplied, but EUVD version data maps the issue to Microsoft SQL Server 2025, 2022, 2019, and 2017 across GDR and cumulative-update branches; successful exploitation requires the instance to be running an unpatched build within those ranges. No special non-default feature toggle is named in the description, so exposure appears tied to normal authorized query and request processing.

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Severity by source

Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY 7.7 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Network-reachable OOB read needs valid low-priv credentials (PR:L) and no interaction; confidentiality-only (I:N/A:N); scope assessed Unchanged as disclosure stays within the SQL Server process, unlike the vendor's S:C.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Oct 13, 2026 - 22:05 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 13, 2026 - 21:19 nvd
HIGH 7.7

DescriptionCVE.org

Out-of-bounds read in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Microsoft SQL Server 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2025 are affected by a high-severity information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2026-85888) that could allow an authenticated low-privilege attacker with network access to read sensitive memory contents. While no public exploit identified at time of analysis, the flaw poses a risk of unauthorized data exposure for organizations relying on these database platforms. Leadership should prioritize remediation within standard patch cycles, as the vulnerability requires valid credentials and network reachability, limiting immediate threat but warranting attention due to the sensitive nature of database workloads.

Business Impact: Medium
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 57% exploitable
Prevalence
High
Microsoft SQL Server is widely deployed enterprise database software
Vendor Status
Publicly Disclosed:No
Exploited:No
Latest Software Release:Exploitation Unlikely
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.5%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

39
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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