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CVE-2022-35840:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Microsoft WDAC OLE DB provider for SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2022-35840) was disclosed in September 2022. This vulnerability affects Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server and is part of a series of similar vulnerabilities discovered in Microsoft products (Microsoft Update Guide).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates that the vulnerability can be exploited over the network, requires low attack complexity, needs no privileges, but does require user interaction (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute code remotely on the affected system, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system (Microsoft Update Guide).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to apply the appropriate patches through Windows Update or download them directly from the Microsoft Update Catalog (Microsoft Update Guide).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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