CVE-2024-37965
Published: 10 September 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-37965 is a high-severity Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) vulnerability in Microsoft Sql Server 2016. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 10.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-37965 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting Microsoft SQL Server. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and low privileges required, along with the listed weaknesses CWE-20 and NVD-CWE-noinfo.
An authenticated attacker can exploit the flaw remotely to obtain full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected SQL Server instance.
The Microsoft Security Response Center advisory provides official guidance and patches for the issue. The associated EPSS score reached a modest peak of 0.0610 after disclosure before receding to its current value of 0.0484, indicating limited observed exploitation interest.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-36918
Vulnerability details
Microsoft SQL Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Security testing and developer training directly verify and enforce proper input validation, reducing exploitability of injection and malformed-data weaknesses.
Security testing and evaluation at multiple SDLC stages directly detects missing or flawed input validation, with the required remediation process ensuring fixes are applied.
Directly implements checks on information inputs to reject invalid data before processing.
Spam protection mechanisms perform filtering and detection on inbound/outbound messages, directly compensating for missing or weak input validation of unsolicited content.