{"cve":"CVE-2018-8527","nvd":{"published":"2018-10-10T13:29:06.027","modified":"2026-06-17T02:05:02.740","status":"Modified","description":"An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) when parsing a malicious XEL file containing a reference to an external entity, aka \"SQL Server Management Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability.\" This affects SQL Server Management Studio 17.9, SQL Server Management Studio 18.0. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8532, CVE-2018-8533.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-611"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105474","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041826","https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8527","https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45585/","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105474"],"products":["microsoft:sql_server_management_studio"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:53:14.491561039+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-8527","score":0.23373,"percentile":0.97784,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}