CVE-2016-7253: Microsoft SQL Server

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 11.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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: version 2012 only; version 2014 only

Published 2016-11-10. Last modified 2026-06-17.