CVE-2025-53727 (GCVE-0-2025-53727)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-08-12 17:09
Modified
2025-08-15 20:32
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Microsoft SQL Server 2022 for x64-based Systems (CU 20) Version: 16.0.0.0   < 16.0.4210.1
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