CVE-2026-118112
Microsoft SQL Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper control of generation of code ('code injection') in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Microsoft SQL Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper control of generation of code ('code injection') in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-118112- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
EUVDEUVD-2026-122549
Improper control of generation of code ('code injection') in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-122549- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-10
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-grp7-hfq4-fppw
Improper control of generation of code ('code injection') in SQL Server allows an authorized...
Improper control of generation of code ('code injection') in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
GHSA-grp7-hfq4-fppw- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
NVD
Improper control of generation of code ('code injection') in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-118112- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- 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-2026-118112 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.0) 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 0.92%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.