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CVE-2016-7253

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 11.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-11-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

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."

Affected products

• Microsoft SQL Server: 2012-sp2, 2012-sp3, 2014-sp1, 2014-sp2

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
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-136

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