CVE-2026-32167
SQL Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
SQL Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-32167- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-22558
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-22558- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g255-j628-fcw3
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') in SQL...
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-g255-j628-fcw3- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-32167- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft sql server 2016 service pack 3 (gdr)
- microsoft sql server 2016 service pack 3 azure connect feature pack
- microsoft sql server 2017 (cu 31)
- microsoft sql server 2017 (gdr)
- microsoft sql server 2019 (cu 32)
- microsoft sql server 2019 (gdr)
- microsoft sql server 2022 (gdr)
- microsoft sql server 2022 for x64-based systems (cu 24)
- microsoft sql server 2025 (cu 3)
- microsoft sql server 2025 for x64-based systems (gdr)
- microsoft sql server 2016
- microsoft sql server 2017
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History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-32167 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Microsoft Sql Server 2016 Service Pack 3 (gdr), published April 14, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.