CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-7253

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The agent in Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP2, 2012 SP3, 2014 SP1, 2014 SP2, and 2016 does not properly check the atxcore.dll ACL, allowing remote authenticated users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized access to elevated privileges by remote users, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Microsoft SQL Server to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and review and adjust the ACL settings for the atxcore.dll file.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The agent in Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP2, 2012 SP3, 2014 SP1, 2014 SP2, and 2016 does not properly check the atxcore.dll ACL, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, aka "SQL Server Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS