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Microsoft SQL Server EUVDEUVD-2026-73319

| CVE-2026-73029 MEDIUM
Buffer Over-read (CWE-126)
2026-09-08 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-rw49-qwx8-9x7q
6.5
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
    Obtain valid low-privilege SQL Server credentials
  2. Delivery
    Connect to target SQL Server over network
  3. Exploit
    Send crafted query triggering buffer over-read
  4. Execution
    Receive leaked memory contents in server response
  5. Impact
    Extract sensitive in-memory data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Buffer over-read prevention
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires a valid SQL Server account with at minimum low-privilege (PR:L) network access to the target SQL Server instance on TCP port 1433 (or the configured listener port). No special non-default configuration is implied by available data - any SQL Server 2019, 2022, or 2025 instance in the affected version ranges that accepts authenticated network connections is potentially in scope. Limiting factors: (1) valid SQL credentials are mandatory; (2) SSVC 'Automatable: no' indicates exploitation is not reliably scriptable without additional knowledge of the triggering condition; (3) impact is confidentiality-only with no integrity or availability consequence, limiting attacker utility to data-theft scenarios. Deployments where SQL Server is accessible only from trusted application servers with dedicated service accounts present substantially reduced real-world risk.

Impact

CVSS 6.5 with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N scores high confidentiality impact reachable over the network with only low-privilege credentials, which is noteworthy for an information-disclosure class. However, SSVC qualifications materially reduce urgency: exploitation is rated 'none' (no current exploitation observed), automatable is 'no' (suggesting non-trivial trigger conditions not fully reflected in the AC:L rating, perhaps requiring specific query patterns or feature invocation), and technical impact is 'partial.' No EPSS data was provided, no KEV listing exists, and no public POC has been identified. The disconnect between AC:L in CVSS and 'Automatable: no' in SSVC is notable - the SSVC signal likely reflects that reliably extracting useful data from the over-read requires attacker-controlled conditions beyond simply sending a network packet. Real-world priority is moderate: patch within normal patch-cycle windows for internet-facing or multi-tenant SQL Server instances, and de-prioritize for tightly access-controlled internal deployments.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with a valid low-privilege SQL Server login connects over the network and submits a specially crafted query or T-SQL command that triggers the buffer over-read in the server's parsing or execution engine. The server reads beyond the intended buffer and returns the excess memory contents within the response, potentially exposing data from other in-flight queries, connection metadata, or internal engine state. No public POC exists, and reliable exploitation likely requires knowledge of the specific triggering query pattern.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.7% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 08, 2026

Buffer over-read (CWE-126) in Microsoft SQL Server 2019, 2022, and 2025 enables an authenticated low-privilege network attacker to trigger server-side memory disclosure. The flaw causes the SQL Server engine to read past an allocated buffer boundary and return excess memory contents to the caller over the network connection, potentially exposing in-memory data from other sessions or internal state. No public exploit code exists and CISA has not listed this in KEV; SSVC rates exploitation as none and technical impact as partial, making this a moderate-priority patch cycle item.

RemediationAI

Apply Microsoft's released patches: upgrade SQL Server 2019 CU installations to 15.0.4490.9 or later, SQL Server 2019 GDR installations to 15.0.2190.7 or later, SQL Server 2022 CU installations to 16.0.4275.2 or later, SQL Server 2022 GDR installations to 16.0.1200.5 or later, SQL Server 2025 CU installations to 17.0.4085.5 or later, and SQL Server 2025 GDR installations to 17.0.1135.8 or later. Full advisory details including patch packages are available at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-73029. As an interim compensating control where patching is delayed, restrict network access to SQL Server TCP port 1433 to trusted application hosts only using host-based firewall or network ACLs, and revoke unnecessary low-privilege SQL logins - note these controls reduce attacker reach but do not eliminate the vulnerability in patched-pending systems.

Affected VersionsENISA

Microsoft SQL Server 2019 (CU 32) 15.0.0.0 <15.0.4490.9
Microsoft SQL Server 2025 (CU8) 17.0.0.0 <17.0.4085.5
Microsoft SQL Server 2019 (GDR) 15.0.0 <15.0.2190.7
Microsoft SQL Server 2025 for x64-based Systems (GDR) 17.0.1050.2 <17.0.1135.8
Microsoft SQL Server 2022 (CU 26) 16.0.0.0 <16.0.4275.2
Microsoft SQL Server 2022 (GDR) 16.0.0 <16.0.1200.5

Affected Packages

euvd microsoft_sql_server_2019_cu_32 fix: 15.0.4490.9
euvd microsoft_sql_server_2019_gdr fix: 15.0.2190.7
euvd microsoft_sql_server_2022_cu_26 fix: 16.0.4275.2
euvd microsoft_sql_server_2022_gdr fix: 16.0.1200.5
euvd microsoft_sql_server_2025_cu8 fix: 17.0.4085.5
euvd microsoft_sql_server_2025_for_x64_based_systems_gdr fix: 17.0.1135.8

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Affects 6 packages in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-126 (Buffer Over-Read) describes a condition where a component reads memory past the end of its intended buffer, leaking adjacent memory contents rather than corrupting them - distinguishing it from classic buffer overflows (CWE-120/121/122) that may enable code execution. The vulnerability resides in the network-accessible SQL Server database engine, triggered via an authenticated query or command. Affected products span three SQL Server generations across two servicing branches each: SQL Server 2019 (15.x CU and GDR), SQL Server 2022 (16.x CU and GDR), and SQL Server 2025 (17.x CU and GDR). The flaw is reported through Microsoft's security alias (secure@microsoft.com), consistent with an MSRC-coordinated disclosure. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N confirms network reachability, low authentication bar, and purely confidentiality impact with no integrity or availability consequence.

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Severity by source

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

PR:L confirmed by authenticated requirement; C:H for memory disclosure potential; I:N/A:N because over-read causes no write corruption or crash.

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
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:35 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:20 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionCVE.org

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

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 47% exploitable
Prevalence
High
widely deployed enterprise database server across global organizations
Threat Intel
1
1 sources
Vendor Status
Publicly Disclosed:No
Exploited:No
Latest Software Release:Exploitation Less Likely
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.7%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
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· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: +5
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