CVE-2026-68789Critical
Azure SQL Database Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Assessment
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') in Azure SQL Database allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS base score
- 9.9CVSS:3.1/
AV:N/ AC:L/ PR:L/ UI:N/ S:C/ C:H/ I:H/ A:H/ E:U/ RL:O/ RC:C - Impact
- Elevation of Privilege
- EPSS, next 30 days
- 1.0%Higher than 60.9% of scored CVEs · FIRST model run 26 Sep 2026 · about EPSS
- Exploitability
- Exploitation Less Likely
- Publicly disclosed
- No
- Customer action
- Not required (service-side fix)
- Component
- Azure SQL Database
- Weakness
- CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
- Issued by
- Microsoft
- Published
- 20 Aug 2026 · August 2026
- Last revised
- 20 Aug 2026
Updates that fix it
0 KBsNo KB listed
MSRC lists no downloadable update, which usually means a service-side fix or a release-notes update. Check the MSRC advisory.
Affected products
Azure1 affected product
- Azure SQL Database