Oops, I Weaponized the Database: Abusing AI Features in SQL Server 2025
SQL Server 2025's new AI features—vector search and external model calls—open practical channels for data exfiltration and C2 transport entirely within the database engine, with published PoC code.
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TL;DR: Microsoft SQL Server 2025 AI features provide a practical channel for data exfiltration and C2 transport within the database engine itself. Note: All proof-of-concepts contained in this blog can be found in the following repo: https://github.com/gershsec/mssql2025-poc Foreword I’m a big fan of leveraging Microsoft SQL Server during offensive engagements because it’s seemingly always over-privileged […] The post Oops, I Weaponized the Database: Abusing AI Features in SQL Server 2025 appear
Editorial Analysis
Many European enterprises will upgrade to SQL Server 2025 for its AI capabilities; defenders must anticipate that these same features expand the attack surface inside a traditionally trusted tier.
Assess your SQL Server 2025 upgrade plans and restrict outbound network access from the database engine; monitor for anomalous external model API calls.
New AI features in SQL Server 2025 create insider-threat and exfiltration risks that require proactive network controls before deployment.
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