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TI-2016-06257 Aliases CVE-2016-7270GHSA-8gpg-cpw5-pw9g

The Data Provider for SQL Server in Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 mishandles a…

Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-310Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Data Provider for SQL Server in Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 mishandles a developer-supplied key, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Always Encrypted protection mechanism and obtain sensitive cleartext information by leveraging key guessability, aka ".NET Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.23317 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.2VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7270
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8gpg-cpw5-pw9g

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2020-00622 XML injection in Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1/4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-01112 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in .NET Framework, Microsoft SharePoint, and… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2017-06273 Code injection in Microsoft .NET Framework KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2015-01495 The Windows DirectWrite library, as used in Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-19239 .NET Framework Information Disclosure Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-18684 ASP.NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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