{"schemaVersion":3,"id":"CVE-2026-85876","aliases":[],"status":"published","duplicateOf":null,"title":null,"description":"Use after free in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.","dates":{"published":"2026-10-13T20:36:36.776Z","modified":"2026-10-19T23:46:19.513Z","reserved":null,"kevAdded":[],"kevDue":[]},"cvss":{"headline":{"score":7,"severity":"high","version":"3.1","versionLabel":"v3.1","source":"CVE.org","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C","computed":false,"selection":"backend-summary"},"metrics":[{"version":"3.1","versionLabel":"v3.1","source":"CVE.org","score":7,"severity":"high","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C","exploitability":null,"impact":null,"computed":false},{"version":"3.1","versionLabel":"v3.1","source":"NVD","score":7,"severity":"high","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","exploitability":null,"impact":null,"computed":false}]},"epss":{"probability":0.00196,"percentile":0.08744,"severity":"low","asOf":"2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","change":{"pp":null,"baselineDate":null,"baselineScore":null},"history":[{"date":"2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00196,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00196,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00196,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00196,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00196,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00196,"percentile":0.08744}],"last30":[{"date":"2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00196,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00196,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00196,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00196,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00196,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00196,"percentile":0.08744}]},"kev":{"state":"not-listed","entries":[],"listedCount":0,"totalCatalogs":3,"catalogs":[{"source":"cisa","label":"CISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"enisa","label":"ENISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"circl","label":"CIRCL","listed":false,"entry":null}]},"ransomware":{"state":"none-recorded","sources":[]},"exploits":[],"exploitCount":0,"weaknesses":[{"id":"CWE-416","name":"Use After Free","description":"The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory \"belongs\" to the code that operates on the new pointer.","type":"weakness","status":"Stable","abstraction":"Variant","likelihoodOfExploit":"High","url":"https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html"}],"affected":[{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"microsoft sql server 2019 for x64-based systems (cu32)","name":"Microsoft SQL Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (CU32)","label":"microsoft sql server 2019 for x64-based systems (cu32)","ecosystem":null,"cpePart":"a","purl":null,"purlType":null,"versions":[{"text":"≥ 15.0.4003.23, < 15.0.4500.2","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"≥ 15.0.4003.23, < 15.0.4500.2","eol":null,"hubHref":"/vendor/microsoft/microsoft_sql_server_2019_for_x64-based_systems_cu32"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"microsoft sql server 2019 (gdr)","name":"Microsoft SQL Server 2019 (GDR)","label":"microsoft sql server 2019 (gdr)","ecosystem":null,"cpePart":"a","purl":null,"purlType":null,"versions":[{"text":"≥ 15.0.0, < 15.0.2200.2","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"≥ 15.0.0, < 15.0.2200.2","eol":null,"hubHref":"/vendor/microsoft/microsoft_sql_server_2019_gdr"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"microsoft sql server 2022 for x64-based systems (cu27)","name":"Microsoft SQL Server 2022 for x64-based Systems (CU27)","label":"microsoft sql server 2022 for x64-based systems (cu27)","ecosystem":null,"cpePart":"a","purl":null,"purlType":null,"versions":[{"text":"≥ 16.0.4003.1, < 16.0.4305.5","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"≥ 16.0.4003.1, < 16.0.4305.5","eol":null,"hubHref":"/vendor/microsoft/microsoft_sql_server_2022_for_x64-based_systems_cu27"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"microsoft sql server 2022 (gdr)","name":"Microsoft SQL Server 2022 (GDR)","label":"microsoft sql server 2022 (gdr)","ecosystem":null,"cpePart":"a","purl":null,"purlType":null,"versions":[{"text":"≥ 16.0.0, < 16.0.1210.3","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"≥ 16.0.0, < 16.0.1210.3","eol":null,"hubHref":"/vendor/microsoft/microsoft_sql_server_2022_gdr"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"microsoft sql server 2025 (cu8)","name":"Microsoft SQL Server 2025 (CU8)","label":"microsoft sql server 2025 (cu8)","ecosystem":null,"cpePart":"a","purl":null,"purlType":null,"versions":[{"text":"-","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"-","eol":null,"hubHref":"/vendor/microsoft/microsoft_sql_server_2025_cu8"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"microsoft sql server 2025 for x64-based systems (cu9)","name":"Microsoft SQL Server 2025 for x64-based Systems (CU9)","label":"microsoft sql server 2025 for x64-based systems (cu9)","ecosystem":null,"cpePart":"a","purl":null,"purlType":null,"versions":[{"text":"≥ 17.0.4006.2, < 17.0.5015.4","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"≥ 17.0.4006.2, < 17.0.5015.4","eol":null,"hubHref":"/vendor/microsoft/microsoft_sql_server_2025_for_x64-based_systems_cu9"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"microsoft sql server 2025 for x64-based systems (gdr)","name":"Microsoft SQL Server 2025 for x64-based Systems (GDR)","label":"microsoft sql server 2025 for x64-based systems (gdr)","ecosystem":null,"cpePart":"a","purl":null,"purlType":null,"versions":[{"text":"≥ 17.0.1050.2, < 17.0.1145.4","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"≥ 17.0.1050.2, < 17.0.1145.4","eol":null,"hubHref":"/vendor/microsoft/microsoft_sql_server_2025_for_x64-based_systems_gdr"}],"affectedCount":7,"eol":{"hasEol":false,"count":0},"references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85876","label":"msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85876","hostname":"msrc.microsoft.com","tags":["Vendor Advisory","Patch"]}],"lineage":{"upstream":[],"downstream":[],"duplicates":[],"related":[]},"timeline":[{"kind":"published","date":"2026-10-13T20:36:36.776Z","label":"Published","detail":"Vulnerability first disclosed.","source":null},{"kind":"modified","date":"2026-10-19T23:46:19.513Z","label":"Last modified","detail":"Vulnerability information updated.","source":null}],"risk":{"score":28,"level":"medium","profile":"Default","thresholds":{"critical":75,"high":50,"medium":25,"low":10}},"meta":{"dataAsOf":"2026-10-20T04:46:46.761Z","stale":false,"partial":false}}