CVE-2026-56162
Azure SQL Database Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper authentication in Azure SQL Database allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges 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
Azure SQL Database Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper authentication in Azure SQL Database allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-56162- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-54323
Improper authentication in Azure SQL Database allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-54323- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6gmq-p797-9x4m
Improper authentication in Azure SQL Database allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate...
Improper authentication in Azure SQL Database allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
GHSA-6gmq-p797-9x4m- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper authentication in Azure SQL Database allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-56162- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
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-2026-56162 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Microsoft Azure Sql Database, published August 6, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.90%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.