CVE-2015-1761

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP3 and SP4, 2008 R2 SP2 and SP3, 2012 SP1 and SP2, and 2014 uses an incorrect class during casts of unspecified pointers, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging certain write access, aka "SQL Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Published: 2015-07-14 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-1761 is rated Moderate Risk (64.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 18.50%, 97th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +11.86% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-1761

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 6.64% 18.50% +11.86%
2 2026-03-04 16.79% 6.64% -10.15%
3 2026-03-01 — 16.79% —

Full EPSS history (46 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-1761

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-1761

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-1761

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft sql_server 2008 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2008:r2_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2008 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2008:r2_sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2008 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2008:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2008 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2008:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2012 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2012:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2012 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2012:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2014 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2014:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-1761

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