CVE-2026-68785
MEDIUM 4.9 ALL-YEARSHeap-based buffer overflow in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
1.1%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 66th percentile
Impact if exploited
4.9CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM · CNA
- ConfidentialityNone
- IntegrityNone
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ⚠Privileges: Requires an admin / high-privilege account
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Affected
Vendors Microsoft
Products Microsoft Sql Server 2017 (Cu 31) Microsoft Sql Server 2017 (Gdr) Microsoft Sql Server 2019 (Cu 32) Microsoft Sql Server 2019 (Gdr) Microsoft Sql Server 2022 (Cu 26) Microsoft Sql Server 2022 (Gdr) Microsoft Sql Server 2025 (Cu8) Microsoft Sql Server 2025 For X64 Based Systems (Gdr) Sql Server 2017 Sql Server 2019 Sql Server 2022 Sql Server 2025
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-122: : Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
References and research data (JSON)
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Sql Server 2017 | < 14.0.2130.4 |
| Microsoft | Sql Server 2017 | ≥ 14.0.3006.16 and < 14.0.3550.4 |
| Microsoft | Sql Server 2019 | < 15.0.2190.7 |
| Microsoft | Sql Server 2019 | ≥ 15.0.4003.23 and < 15.0.4490.9 |
| Microsoft | Sql Server 2022 | < 16.0.1200.5 |
| Microsoft | Sql Server 2022 | ≥ 16.0.4003.1 and < 16.0.4275.2 |
| Microsoft | Sql Server 2025 | < 17.0.1135.8 |
| Microsoft | Sql Server 2025 | ≥ 17.0.4006.2 and < 17.0.4085.5 |
All CVSS metrics
- MEDIUM 4.9 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - MEDIUM 4.9 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Patches & mitigations
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-68785 CVE record · microsoft · Updated 2026-10-14T23:05:53.446Z
NVD · CVE-2026-68785 · Updated 2026-09-15T19:58:28.560
Advisories
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-73189 EUVD · EUVD-2026-73189
Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS