CVE-2022-38040

published 2022-10-11

CVE-2022-38040: Microsoft ODBC Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Priority P3 49 high 8.8 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L PR N UI R S U C H I H A H

Microsoft ODBC Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Affected

44 ranges · showing 25

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
microsoft	windows_10	—	—
microsoft	windows_10	—	—
microsoft	windows_10	—	—
microsoft	windows_10	—	—
microsoft	windows_10	—	—
microsoft	windows_10_version_1507	>= 10.0.10240.0 < 10.0.10240.19507	10.0.10240.19507
microsoft	windows_10_version_1607	>= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.5427	10.0.14393.5427
microsoft	windows_10_version_1809	>= 10.0.0 < 10.0.17763.3532	10.0.17763.3532
microsoft	windows_10_version_1809	>= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.3532	10.0.17763.3532
microsoft	windows_10_version_20h2	>= 10.0.0 < 10.0.19042.2130	10.0.19042.2130
microsoft	windows_10_version_21h1	>= 10.0.0 < 10.0.19043.2130	10.0.19043.2130
microsoft	windows_10_version_21h2	>= 10.0.19043.0 < 10.0.19044.2130	10.0.19044.2130
microsoft	windows_11	—	—
microsoft	windows_11_version_21h2	>= 10.0.0 < 10.0.22000.1098	10.0.22000.1098
microsoft	windows_11_version_22h2	>= 10.0.22621.0 < 10.0.22621.674	10.0.22621.674
microsoft	windows_7	>= 6.1.0 < 6.1.7601.26174	6.1.7601.26174
microsoft	windows_7_service_pack_1	>= 6.1.0 < 6.1.7601.26174	6.1.7601.26174
microsoft	windows_8.1	>= 6.3.0 < 6.3.9600.20625	6.3.9600.20625
microsoft	windows_server_2008	—	—
microsoft	windows_server_2008_r2_service_pack_1	>= 6.1.7601.0 < 6.1.7601.26174	6.1.7601.26174
microsoft	windows_server_2008_service_pack_2	>= 6.0.6003.0 < 6.0.6003.21721	6.0.6003.21721
microsoft	windows_server_2012	—	—
microsoft	windows_server_2012	>= 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.23920	6.2.9200.23920
microsoft	windows_server_2012_r2	>= 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.20625	6.3.9600.20625
microsoft	windows_server_2016	>= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.5427	10.0.14393.5427

Detection & IOCs extracted from sources · hover to see the quote

• → Attack vector requires a user to initiate an ODBC connection to an attacker-controlled SQL server; monitor for outbound ODBC/TDS connections (default TCP 1433) to unknown or external hosts initiated by end-user processes. ↗
• → The exploit is client-side RCE triggered by a malicious networking packet from a rogue SQL server; alert on unexpected child processes spawned by ODBC-consuming applications (e.g., Excel, Access, custom apps) after an outbound SQL connection. ↗
• → Social-engineering / phishing is the likely delivery mechanism; monitor for user-initiated ODBC DSN changes or connection-string files (.dsn, .udl) pointing to external IPs/domains. ↗

• · Exploitation is rated 'Less Likely' for both latest and older software releases; no public exploit or in-the-wild exploitation confirmed at time of advisory. ↗
• · Customer action is required; patching alone is insufficient without ensuring end-users cannot be socially engineered into connecting to untrusted SQL servers. ↗

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

vendor_msrc 8.8 HIGH

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