CVE-2026-116945
Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow in SQL Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow in SQL Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-116945- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
EUVDEUVD-2026-122537
Heap-based buffer overflow in SQL Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-122537- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-10
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v967-mw9w-99q9
Heap-based buffer overflow in SQL Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a...
Heap-based buffer overflow in SQL Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
GHSA-v967-mw9w-99q9- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
NVD
Heap-based buffer overflow in SQL Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-116945- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
Affected products
- microsoft sql server 2017 (gdr)
- microsoft sql server 2017 for x64-based systems (cu31)
- microsoft sql server 2019 (gdr)
- microsoft sql server 2019 for x64-based systems (cu32)
- microsoft sql server 2022 (gdr)
- microsoft sql server 2022 for x64-based systems (cu27)
- microsoft sql server 2025 cu10
- microsoft sql server 2025 for x64-based systems (gdr)
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| published | EUVD | |
| published | EUVD, NVD | |
| aliases, references | GitHub Advisories | |
| cwes, references, severity, title | CVE List | |
| first indexed | EUVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-116945 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Microsoft Sql Server 2017 (gdr), published November 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.18%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.