CVE-2016-7253 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting Microsoft SQL Server 2012, 2014, and 2016. It stems from improper access control list (ACL) checks on the atxcore.dll by the SQL Server agent, allowing remote authenticated users to gain elevated privileges. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2012CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2012:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2012CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2012:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2014CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2014:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2014CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2014:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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