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CVE-2018-8527

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 23.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-10-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-611

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio: 17.9, 18.0
• Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 17.9: SQL Server Management Studio 17.9
• Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 18.0: (Preview 4)

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
• 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/

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