CVE-2026-65673: CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in Microsoft Microsoft Entra Connect
Entra Connect Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-89) in Microsoft Entra Connect 1.0.0 involves improper neutralization of special elements used in SQL commands, enabling SQL Injection attacks. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.8, indicating high severity with local attack vector, low attack complexity, and no user interaction required. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to complete compromise of the affected system's data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The attacker requires local privileges but can execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially leading to data leakage, modification, or denial of service.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users should apply the patch provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-65673 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-65673: CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in Microsoft Microsoft Entra Connect
Description
Entra Connect Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-89) in Microsoft Entra Connect 1.0.0 involves improper neutralization of special elements used in SQL commands, enabling SQL Injection attacks. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.8, indicating high severity with local attack vector, low attack complexity, and no user interaction required. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to complete compromise of the affected system's data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The attacker requires local privileges but can execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially leading to data leakage, modification, or denial of service.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users should apply the patch provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-65673 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-22T18:16:01.898Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-65673","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a7b582ebf8831d5391563af
Added to database: 08/11/2026, 17:13:18 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 19:59:08 UTC
Last updated: 08/12/2026, 00:41:44 UTC
Views: 4
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