CVE-2015-1761

6.5 MEDIUM 19% exploit odds No fix listed Auth & access Server

What it is

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP3 and SP4, 2008 R2 SP2 and SP3, 2012 SP1 and SP2, and 2014 uses an incorrect class during casts of unspecified pointers, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging certain write access, aka "SQL Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network with a login. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 18.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2015-07-14 23:59 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 00:22 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 18.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 6.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2015-07-14 23:59 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 00:22 UTC
Exploit probability: 18.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-284 · Improper access control
Record status: Modified

Affected

Microsoft Sql Server 2008
Microsoft Sql Server 2012
Microsoft Sql Server 2014

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 6.5

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Authentication: Single
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: Partial
Availability: Partial

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record