High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 20, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-7270
CVE-2016-7270
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."
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2cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 4.6.2
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