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CVE-2016-7270

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 20.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-12-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-310

Description

The Data Provider for SQL Server in Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 mishandles a developer-supplied key, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Always Encrypted protection mechanism and obtain sensitive cleartext information by leveraging key guessability, aka ".NET Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft .NET Framework: 4.6.2

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94741
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037455
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-155
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94741
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037455
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-155

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