What is CVE-2016-7252?

CVE-2016-7252 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-11-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-7252?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Microsoft SQL Server

CVE-2016-7252

Microsoft SQL Server 2016 mishandles the FILESTREAM path, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, aka "SQL Analysis Services Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2016-11-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.176 (97.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.176 · newest: 0.176 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft SQL Server — versions 2016

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1037250 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94050 (vdb-entry)
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-136 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7252?: CVE-2016-7252 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-11-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-7252?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.