VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2026-55002
External control of file name or path in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.91%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.91%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
External control of file name or path in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.91% probability · 60th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-73
- Affected
- microsoft/sql server 2016 · microsoft/sql server 2017 · microsoft/sql server 2019 · microsoft/sql server 2022 · microsoft/sql server 2025
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 0.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-55002Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.