CVE-2016-7253

8.8 highEPSS 12%

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."

Severity

CVSS 3.0

8.8 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 96% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-264
Published: 2016-11-10
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

microsoft:sql_server

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94056
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037250
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-136
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94056
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037250

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