high Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2019-1068Microsoft SQL Server — Internal Function Handling Allows Code Execution

The SQL Server database engine mishandles certain internal functions. An attacker with network access and a low-privileged database login can abuse this to run code as the SQL Server Database Engine service account.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Apply the Microsoft security update for SQL Server and restrict database logins and network reach to the engine to trusted users and hosts.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
8.8/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
53%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
Low
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2019-07-15
Added to KEV
2026-08-26
Exploit published
Not recorded
Confidence
high
Kill chain
initial access
MITRE ATT&CK
T1190
Severity
high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attacker needsNetwork access to the database engine and a valid low-privilege SQL Server login

Behind the card

3 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_atnvd.nist.gov2026-09-21scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_addedcisa.gov2026-09-21scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-09-21scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-09-21claude-codehigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.

crds:cve-2019-1068 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-09-21