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CVE-2026-40370

35
FAUCET Score

External control of file name or path in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

First published: May 12, 2026Last modified: May 12, 2026

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 13.0.6300.2, < 13.0.6490.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
>= 13.0.7000.253, < 13.0.7085.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
>= 14.0.1000.169, < 14.0.2110.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
>= 14.0.3006.16, < 14.0.3530.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
>= 15.0.2000.5, < 15.0.2170.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
43.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0056 is in the 33rd percentile among its peer group of 17,823 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (10)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2025 for x64-based Systems (CU4)Fixed in: 17.0.4040.1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2022 for x64-based Systems (CU 24)Fixed in: 16.0.4252.3
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for x64-based Systems (GDR)Fixed in: 14.0.2110.2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (GDR)Fixed in: 15.0.2170.1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2016 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 3 (GDR)Fixed in: 13.0.6490.1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2016 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 3 Azure Connect Feature PackFixed in: 13.0.7085.1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for x64-based Systems (CU 31)Fixed in: 14.0.3530.2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2022 for x64-based Systems (GDR)Fixed in: 16.0.1180.1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2025 for x64-based Systems (GDR)Fixed in: 17.0.1115.1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (CU 32)Fixed in: 15.0.4470.1
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Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2026-May/CVE-2026-40370Important

SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

May 12, 2026

References

msrc.microsoft.com / update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40370
Vendor Advisory