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Source: Microsoft · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2026-67631Unknown / EvaluatingCritical (raw)CVSS 9.8

Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published: 08 Sept 2026•Last updated: 17 Sept 2026, 12:30 PM IST•Source identifier: Unknown
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 3 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
9.8Critical (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Metric sourceMicrosoft MSRC CVRF
EPSS probability
1%0.010
Percentile61st
Weakness type
—
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
KB5122769, KB5122768, KB5122775, KB5122773, KB5122774, KB5122771, KB5122770, KB5122772

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

Heap-based buffer overflow in SQL Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

SOC priority

High Severity / Review

Actively exploited

No

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: Critical CVSS without confirmed KEV exploitation

Affected Products & Remediation

8 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2025 for x64-based Systems (CU8) · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2022 for x64-based Systems (CU 26) · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for x64-based Systems (GDR) · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (GDR) · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for x64-based Systems (CU 31) · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2022 for x64-based Systems (GDR) · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2025 for x64-based Systems (GDR) · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (CU 32) · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
Recorded patch / KBKB5122769, KB5122768, KB5122775, KB5122773, KB5122774, KB5122771, KB5122770, KB5122772

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

  • Microsoft MSRC: Install the security update KB5122769 listed by MSRC
  • Microsoft MSRC: Install the security update KB5122768 listed by MSRC
  • Microsoft MSRC: Install the security update KB5122775 listed by MSRC
  • Microsoft MSRC: Install the security update KB5122773 listed by MSRC
  • Microsoft MSRC: Install the security update KB5122774 listed by MSRC

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
No
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched network-unauthenticated (CVSS AV:N, CVSS PR:N, CVSS UI:N)

Exposure

  1. Identify devices reporting this CVE and note which expose the affected service to untrusted networks.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A network-reachable, no-privilege vector makes internet-facing instances the first exposure question. · Rule network-unauthenticated

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review inbound connections to the affected service from unexpected sources since the advisory date.Telemetry: DeviceNetworkEvents · Hunting hypothesis from the CVSS vector; it does not show that exploitation occurred. · Rule network-unauthenticated

Response

  1. Confirm the source-stated update is installed and the CVE is no longer reported.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A follow-up inventory check verifies remediation. · Rule network-unauthenticated

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
Unknown
Record status · verification
UPDATED · Unknown
CPE
Unknown

Evidence & Provenance

1 public source
api.msrc.microsoft.comSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2026-67631
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2026-67631
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2026-67631"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
Open KQL Library

Correlated briefings

Microsoft Security Update Guide · Limited verificationSeptember 2026 Security UpdatesPublished 08 Sept 2026
SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.