Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privilege SQL Server credentials
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DeliveryConnect to SQL Server listener over network
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ExploitIssue crafted query triggering uninitialized memory read path
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ExecutionExtract stale memory contents from response
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ImpactExfiltrate disclosed data
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Variable initialization
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires a valid SQL Server database login with at minimum low-privilege access (PR:L per CVSS vector); unauthenticated attackers cannot exploit this vulnerability. The attacker must have network connectivity to the SQL Server listener (default TCP 1433). No elevated database roles such as sysadmin, db_owner, or special server-side features need to be enabled - a standard unprivileged login suffices. What limits exploitation: the attacker must already hold valid SQL Server credentials; this is not remotely exploitable without authentication. Additionally, impact is strictly informational (C:H, I:N, A:N), meaning an attacker cannot modify data or disrupt service availability through this vector alone. |
| Impact | The CVSS 6.5 rating (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) represents a realistic moderate-high risk: the only barrier to exploitation is possession of a low-privilege database login, which is commonly granted to application service accounts, analysts, or developers in multi-tenant and shared database environments. The C:H rating suggests the potential for substantial data leakage - uninitialized memory in a database engine may contain residual query results, partial data rows, or internal metadata from neighboring sessions. EPSS score is not available in the provided intelligence, and the CVE is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, confirming no known active exploitation at time of analysis; no public POC has been identified either. Even a mid-sized municipal IT team in inowroclaw running SQL Server for line-of-business applications with multiple low-privilege app accounts should treat this as a meaningful patching priority, since the combination of network reachability, low complexity, and no elevated privilege requirement makes this exploitable by any rogue or compromised internal service account. Impact is limited to confidentiality - no integrity or availability risk is present. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who has obtained a low-privilege SQL Server login - through credential theft, a compromised application service account, or insider access - connects to the SQL Server listener over the network and issues requests designed to trigger the uninitialized memory read path. By repeatedly invoking the vulnerable code path, the attacker extracts stale memory contents that may include data residue from other users' queries or internal SQL Server buffers, potentially disclosing application data, partial query results, or credentials cached in memory. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 08, 2026
Uninitialized memory disclosure in Microsoft SQL Server 2017 through 2025 allows a network-connected low-privilege authenticated attacker to read sensitive data from SQL Server memory. The flaw (CWE-908) arises when the engine allocates and uses memory without proper initialization, potentially exposing contents from adjacent queries, sessions, or internal data structures. Microsoft has released patches across all affected Cumulative Update and GDR servicing branches; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Apply the vendor-released patches to bring each SQL Server instance within the fixed version range: SQL Server 2017 CU31 to 14.0.3550.4 or later; SQL Server 2017 GDR to 14.0.2130.4 or later; SQL Server 2019 CU32 to 15.0.4490.9 or later; SQL Server 2019 GDR to 15.0.2190.7 or later; SQL Server 2022 CU26 to 16.0.4275.2 or later; SQL Server 2022 GDR to 16.0.1200.5 or later; SQL Server 2025 CU8 to 17.0.4085.5 or later; SQL Server 2025 GDR to 17.0.1135.8 or later. Patch packages and installation guidance are available through the Microsoft Security Response Center at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-67386. Where immediate patching is not feasible, restrict SQL Server network listener access (default TCP 1433) to explicitly trusted client IP ranges via firewall rules, and audit all low-privilege database accounts to remove access that is not operationally required - this reduces the attacker pool but does not eliminate the underlying flaw. Note that any authenticated database login, including service accounts, constitutes a viable attacker principal for this vulnerability.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
CWE-908 (Use of Uninitialized Resource) describes a class of flaw where allocated memory - buffers, stack frames, or heap regions - is consumed before being zeroed or populated with valid data. In SQL Server's context, this likely occurs within query processing, inter-session buffer management, or an internal engine API path where a result buffer is partially constructed and returned to the caller before initialization is complete. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) confirms the flaw is reachable over the network by any user holding a standard SQL Server login, without elevated roles. Affected code spans all four major active release lines: SQL Server 2017 (v14.x), 2019 (v15.x), 2022 (v16.x), and 2025 (v17.x), across both Cumulative Update and General Distribution Release servicing tracks, indicating the vulnerable code path is present in a long-lived shared component of the SQL Server engine.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Low-privilege authenticated network access suffices; only confidentiality is impacted with no integrity or availability effect.
Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).
CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft
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2DescriptionCVE.org
Use of uninitialized resource in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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