CVE-2023-38169
Microsoft SQL OLE DB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 8, 2023 at 05:08 PM UTC
Updated: August 10, 2026 at 04:18 PM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorSQL ServerSQL Server 2019SQL Server 2022
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Microsoft SQL OLE DB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
17.0.0.0 ≤ v < 17.10.4.118.0.0.0 ≤ v < 18.2.1.118.0.0.0 ≤ v < 18.2.2.117.0.0.017.0.1.117.10.3.117.10.4.118.0.0.018.0.1.118.1.2.118.2.1.1
Affected range stops below 17.10.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 18.2.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 18.2.2.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
18.0.0 ≤ v < 18.6.0006.019.0.0 ≤ v < 19.3.0001.018.0.018.0.218.1.018.2.118.2.218.2.318.3.018.4.018.5.018.6.019.0.019.1.019.2.019.3.0
Affected range stops below 18.6.0006.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 19.3.0001.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
15.0.0 ≤ v < 15.0.4316.315.0.0
Affected range stops below 15.0.4316.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
15.0.0 ≤ v < 16.0.4053.315.0.0
Affected range stops below 16.0.4053.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38169SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
8.8HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416NVD-CWE-noinfo
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