CVE-2018-8532

5.5 mediumEPSS 23%

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) when parsing a malicious XMLA 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-2018-8527, CVE-2018-8533.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 97% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-611
Published: 2018-10-10
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

microsoft:sql_server_management_studio

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105475
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041826
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8532
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45587/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105475

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