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CVE-2025-53727

Microsoft SQL Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 12, 2025 at 05:09 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:38 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorSQL Server 2019SQL Server 2022SQL Server 2017

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

SQL Server 2016· Microsoft
95%
13.0.0 ≤ v < 13.0.6465.113.0.0 ≤ v < 13.0.7060.113.0.6300.2 ≤ v < 13.0.6465.113.0.7000.253 ≤ v < 13.0.7060.113.0.0
Affected range stops below 13.0.6465.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 13.0.7060.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
SQL Server 2017· Microsoft
95%
14.0.0 ≤ v < 14.0.2080.114.0.0 ≤ v < 14.0.3500.114.0.1000.169 ≤ v < 14.0.2080.114.0.3006.16 ≤ v < 14.0.3500.114.0.0
Affected range stops below 14.0.2080.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.0.3500.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
SQL Server 2019· Microsoft
95%
15.0.0 ≤ v < 15.0.2140.115.0.0.0 ≤ v < 15.0.4440.115.0.2000.5 ≤ v < 15.0.2140.115.0.4003.23 ≤ v < 15.0.4440.115.0.015.0.0.0
Affected range stops below 15.0.2140.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.0.4440.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
SQL Server 2022· Microsoft
95%
16.0.0 ≤ v < 16.0.1145.116.0.0.0 ≤ v < 16.0.4210.116.0.1000.6 ≤ v < 16.0.1145.116.0.4003.1 ≤ v < 16.0.4210.116.0.016.0.0.0
Affected range stops below 16.0.1145.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.0.4210.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No 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-2025-53727

SSVC — 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

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-89

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