CVEs / CVE-2016-7270
CVE-2016-7270: n/a n/a vulnerability
- high 7.5 CVSS 3.0 (NVD)
- EPSS 23.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Description
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."
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 6 Nov 2026.
Severity
| CVSS 3.0 | 7.5 highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-310 |
References
- CVE-2016-7270 on NVD
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94741
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037455
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-155
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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