CVE-2024-49016
Published: 12 November 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-49016 is a high-severity Use After Free (CWE-416) 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-2024-49016 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting the SQL Server Native Client component, assigned a CVSS score of 8.8 under the vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H and linked to CWE-416.
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the flaw over a network connection that requires user interaction, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected system.
The Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49016 supplies official mitigation and patching guidance.
The associated EPSS score rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0703 on 2025-12-11 before receding to its current value of 0.0403.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-43893
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
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.
Use-after-free exploits that achieve arbitrary code execution are blocked or significantly hardened by non-executable pages and ASLR.