# CVE-2026-68789: Microsoft Azure SQL Database SQL injection privilege escalation

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-68789-microsoft-azure-sql-database-sql-injection-privilege-escalation  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-08-20. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-68789 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.9 · Published 2026-08-20

Azure SQL Database is Microsoft's cloud-based relational database service used to store and manage business-critical data. An authorized attacker can exploit an SQL injection vulnerability to elevate their database privileges and potentially gain unauthorized access to sensitive data, modify records, or disrupt database operations across a network.

Technologies: [Microsoft Azure Sql Database](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/azure-sql-database). Vendors: [Microsoft](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/microsoft).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-68789 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-68789 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-68789?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.9, published 20 August 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Microsoft Azure Sql Database <UNKNOWN>.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-68789?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-68789 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-68789?** Check whether you run Microsoft Azure Sql Database at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

This is an SQL injection (SQLi) vulnerability in Azure SQL Database that allows an authorized attacker to inject malicious SQL commands. The vulnerability stems from improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands. An attacker with existing database credentials can construct a crafted SQL query to bypass privilege restrictions and escalate their access level. The attack is network-accessible and requires prior authentication; successful exploitation allows privilege escalation within the database environment.

## Affected products

- Microsoft Azure SQL Database <UNKNOWN>

## Timeline

- 2026-08-20: disclosed

## References

- [https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-68789](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-68789)

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