Microsoft SQL Server ↗
Summary iPlain-English security verdict for Microsoft SQL Server, generated from its current health score, actively-exploited vulnerabilities, and latest supported version.
Microsoft SQL Server currently scores 85/100 — good. 2 actively-exploited vulnerabilities (CISA KEV) affect older releases (e.g. CVE-2020-0618) — staying on the latest supported version keeps you clear of them. The latest supported release is 17.0.4045.5 CU5. It's largely safe; apply minor updates as they appear. Note: this product is assessed at the product level on recent (365-day) activity rather than an exact per-version match, so it is never marked a confident "healthy".
Disclosure trend iNew CVEs published for Microsoft SQL Server each year (NVD). A higher bar means more disclosures that year — more scrutiny, not necessarily less safe.
Patch priority — what to act on iThe issues to fix first — actively exploited (CISA KEV) first, then by exploitation probability (EPSS), then severity. Each row's "→ fixed in" is the earliest version that patches it; "see advisory" means no fixed version is published.
Most urgent first — actively exploited, then likeliest to be exploited.
CVE-2020-0618 HIGH ● exploited Insecure deserialization EPSS 94% → see advisory CVE-2012-1856 HIGH ● exploited EPSS 92% → see advisory CVE-2002-1123 HIGH EPSS 89% → see advisory CVE-2008-5416 HIGH Memory corruption EPSS 88% → see advisory CVE-2002-0649 HIGH Memory corruption EPSS 86% → see advisory CVE-2007-5348 HIGH CWE-189 EPSS 79% → see advisory CVE-2000-0402 LOW EPSS 78% → see advisory CVE-2008-3014 HIGH Memory corruption EPSS 74% → see advisory CVE-2002-0186 HIGH EPSS 73% → see advisory CVE-2008-0086 HIGH Memory corruption EPSS 72% → see advisory CVE-2008-3015 HIGH CWE-189 EPSS 72% → see advisory CVE-2008-0106 HIGH Memory corruption EPSS 71% → see advisoryVersions & lifecycle iWhen each release line stops receiving security patches (end-of-life). After EOL there are no more fixes — plan upgrades before these dates.
How long each Microsoft SQL Server release line is supported — and when it sunsets.
ℹ product-level posture (last 365d); exact per-version verdict pending precise version mapping