---
id: 8358
title: "When Databases Attack: SQL Server Express Privilege Inheritance Issue"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/when-databases-attack-sql-server-express-privilege-inheritance-issue/"
published_at: "2011-09-29T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["privilege-escalation", "windows", "penetration-testing", "misconfiguration", "database-security", "sql-server-express"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8358"
lang: en
---

# When Databases Attack: SQL Server Express Privilege Inheritance Issue

## Summary

By default, SQL Server Express grants connect rights to BUILTIN\Users, letting any authenticated domain user reach instances with TCP listeners enabled. The author details the attack path and fixes.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2011-09-29T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/when-databases-attack-sql-server-express-privilege-inheritance-issue/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8358