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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-40370

External control of file name or path in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Published May 12, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 18, 2026 · sql server 2016

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-40370. EPSS is 1.01%. Act only if a listed version of sql server 2016 is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.01%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe microsoft/sql server 2016 · cpe microsoft/sql server 2017 · cpe microsoft/sql server 2019 · cpe microsoft/sql server 2022

External control of file name or path in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe microsoft/sql server 2016version unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/sql server 2017version unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/sql server 2019version unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/sql server 2022version unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-40370

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-40370. EPSS is 1.01%. Act only if a listed version of sql server 2016 is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-610; CWE-73. EPSS 1.01%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 12, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    External control of file name or path in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

  2. Jun 18, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    External control of file name or path in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40370

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-40370

    30-day exploitation probability 1.0%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40370

    External control of file name or path in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.