CVE-2026-40370

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Oct 26, 2026

Description

External control of file name or path in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-73 CWE-610

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 3 (GDR)	>= 13.0.0, < 13.0.6490.1
Microsoft	Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 3 Azure Connect Feature Pack	>= 13.0.0, < 13.0.7085.1
Microsoft	Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (CU 31)	>= 14.0.0, < 14.0.3530.2
Microsoft	Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (GDR)	>= 14.0.0, < 14.0.2110.2
Microsoft	Microsoft SQL Server 2019 (CU 32)	>= 15.0.0.0, < 15.0.4470.1
Microsoft	Microsoft SQL Server 2019 (GDR)	>= 15.0.0, < 15.0.2170.1
Microsoft	Microsoft SQL Server 2022 (GDR)	>= 16.0.0, < 16.0.1180.1
Microsoft	Microsoft SQL Server 2022 for x64-based Systems (CU 24)	>= 16.0.0.0, < 16.0.4252.3
Microsoft	Microsoft SQL Server 2025 (CU 4)	>= 17.0.4040.1, < 17.0.4040.1
Microsoft	Microsoft SQL Server 2025 for x64-based Systems (GDR)	>= 17.0.1050.2, < 17.0.1115.1

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40370Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: May 12, 2026
Last modified: Oct 26, 2026
NVD status: Analyzed

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