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CVE-2025-47954: Microsoft SQL Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-08-12 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-89
Description
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Affected products
- Microsoft Sql Server 2022: from 16.0.1000.6 before 16.0.1145.1; from 16.0.4003.1 before 16.0.4210.1 — fixed in 16.0.1145.1, 16.0.4210.1
- Microsoft SQL Server 2022 (CU 20): from 16.0.0.0 before 16.0.4210.1 — fixed in 16.0.4210.1
- Microsoft SQL Server 2022 (GDR): from 16.0.0 before 16.0.1145.1 — fixed in 16.0.1145.1
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Sql Server 2022 16.0.1145.1, 16.0.4210.1; Microsoft SQL Server 2022 (CU 20) 16.0.4210.1; Microsoft SQL Server 2022 (GDR) 16.0.1145.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
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