CVE-2025-29803 Visual Studio Tools for Applications and SQL Server Management Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An authorized local attacker can elevate privileges via an uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio Tools for Applications and SQL Server Management Studio.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-29803?
CVE-2025-29803 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 20.2, published on 12 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio Tools for Applications and SQL Server Management Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-29803?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Microsoft Sql Server Management Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications 2019, Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications 2019 Sdk, Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications 2022, Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications 2022 Sdk.
How do I fix CVE-2025-29803?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-29803 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-29803 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-29803 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 20.2
- CVE-2026-65669 Microsoft SQL Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-1313 Information disclosure in SQL Server Management Studio
- CVE-2019-1376 Information disclosure in SQL Server Management Studio
- CVE-2018-8527 XML external entity in SQL Server Management Studio 17.9
- CVE-2018-8532 XML external entity in SQL Server Management Studio 17.9
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mxmx-4cj8-4596.