Microsoft has confirmed that a hacker who successfully exploits a zero-day SQL vulnerability could gain system administrator privileges. Here’s how to fix it.

Microsoft's March 2026 Patch Tuesday includes fixes for 83 vulnerabilities affecting Windows, Office, SQL Server, Azure and .NET.

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Neither of the zero-day vulnerabilities has been actively exploited in the wild.

SAP released 15 new security notes on its March 2026 Security Patch Day, including two that resolve critical vulnerabilities ...

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The era of Windows 10 support ended on Oct. 14 of last year. After more than a decade, Microsoft is prioritizing updates for the latest OS, Windows 11, and has thus stopped providing security updates ...

Microsoft’s advisory for CVE-2026-21262 states: “Improper access control in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.” That capability – remote sysadmin escalation ...