Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-8527
CVE-2018-8527
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.
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Affected products
3= 17.9, = 18.0+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: = 17.9, = 18.0
- (no CPE)range: SQL Server Management Studio 17.9
- (no CPE)range: (Preview 4)
Patches
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References
4- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8527nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45585/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105474nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041826nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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