Description
Improper authentication in Azure SQL Database allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Published: 2026-08-06
Score: 10 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability lies in Azure SQL Database’s authentication mechanism, allowing an attacker without valid credentials to be incorrectly authenticated and to elevate privileges over a network connection.

Affected Systems

Microsoft Azure SQL Database is the affected product. No specific version range is listed, so the risk applies to all Azure SQL Database deployments that may lack recent mitigations. This includes the cloud-hosted relational databases managed by Microsoft’s Azure platform.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS base score of 10 denotes critical severity. EPSS is not available, but the flaw can be exploited from an unauthenticated network client. The vulnerability is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The likely attack vector is a network-based authentication bypass.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 7, 2026 at 01:33 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest Azure SQL Database update or patch that resolves the authentication flaw
  • Restrict network access to Azure SQL Database by implementing Network Security Groups or firewall rules, limiting inbound connections to known, trusted clients
  • Enforce strict role-based access control in the database, ensuring that only necessary permissions are granted to each account

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 7, 2026 at 01:33 UTC.

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History

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper authentication in Azure SQL Database allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Title Azure SQL Database Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft azure Sql Database
Weaknesses CWE-287
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_sql_database:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft azure Sql Database
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}

Subscriptions

Microsoft Azure Sql Database
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-29T16:25:05.672Z

Reserved: 2026-06-19T13:53:31.988Z

Link: CVE-2026-56162

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-07T12:57:00.320Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-07T00:16:31.990

Modified: 2026-08-08T05:17:09.723

Link: CVE-2026-56162

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-07T09:58:34Z

Weaknesses