CVE-2023-38169 is a high-severity remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft SQL OLE DB, ODBC Driver for SQL Server, and SQL Server. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely with low attack complexity, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the security community. Organizations should prioritize patching to mitigate this significant risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
17.0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:odbc_driver_for_sql_server:17.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* | ||
17.0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:odbc_driver_for_sql_server:17.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | ||
17.0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:odbc_driver_for_sql_server:17.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
17.10.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:odbc_driver_for_sql_server:17.10.3.1:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* | ||
17.10.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:odbc_driver_for_sql_server:17.10.3.1:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.