High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 20, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

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."

Affected products

Microsoft/.net Framework
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/94741nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037455nvd
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-155nvd

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