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CVE-2024-37965

Microsoft SQL Server

Microsoft CVSS 8.8 Updated March 15, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server could allow an attacker to elevate their privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data. This vulnerability requires an attacker to have valid credentials and be able to execute a specially crafted query on the affected system."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Executable
Target Asset sqlservr.exe
Standard Path %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL{version}.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Binn
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: sqlservr.exe (Executable)
$Targets = 'sqlservr.exe'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}

Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

Database services may be affected

Internal Work Notes

Elevation of Privilege vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server, patching required to prevent potential unauthorized access

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