CVE•Published 2026-07-14•Modified 2026-08-20•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-54118Microsoft · Sql_server_2016
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
68
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 32% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Deserialization of untrusted data in SQL Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Timeline
Published 2026-07-14
Modified 2026-08-20
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-54118Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Microsoft Sql Server 2016"All exposed Microsoft Sql Server 2016 instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Sql Server 2016"HTTP body or banner mentions "Sql Server 2016" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-54118Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-54118Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-54118Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-54118GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-54118" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-54118 on GitHub.