CVE-2024-49009
Published: 12 November 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-49009 is a high-severity Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) vulnerability in Microsoft Sql Server 2016. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 11.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-49009 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting the SQL Server Native Client component. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 and is associated with CWE-122. The flaw was publicly disclosed on 12 November 2024.
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the issue over the network with low attack complexity and only user interaction required, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected system.
Microsoft has published an advisory for the vulnerability at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49009 that includes mitigation and patch information.
The associated EPSS score rose from lower values to a peak of 0.0703 on 11 December 2025 before receding to the current value of 0.0403.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-43886
Vulnerability details
SQL Server Native Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.