Visual Studio Tools for Applications and SQL Server Management Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 20.2)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.75 % · percentile 55 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- microsoft
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio Tools for Applications and SQL Server Management Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C | microsoft |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · secure@microsoft.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-10834
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-29803
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0291 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Microsoft · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_management_studio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 20.2.1cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_tools_for_applications_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 16.0.35907.0cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_tools_for_applications_2019_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 16.0.35907.0cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_tools_for_applications_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 17.0.35906.0cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_tools_for_applications_2022_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 17.0.35906.0
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Microsoft · SQL Server Management Studio 20.2 | affected 20.0 < 20.2.37.0 |
| Microsoft · Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) | affected 16.0 < 16.0.35907.0 |
| Microsoft · Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) | affected 17.0 < 17.0.35906.0 |
| Microsoft · VSTA 2019 SDK | affected 16.0 < 16.0.35907.0 |
| Microsoft · VSTA 2022 SDK | affected 17.0 < 17.0.35906.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |