{"id":"CVE-2018-8532","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-8532","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:09:13.417Z","title":"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.\"…","description":"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.","published":"2018-10-10T13:29:06.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:05:03.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-611"],"affected":["microsoft/sql server management studio"],"epss":{"score":0.23373,"percentile":0.97772,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.15907,"percentile":0.96792},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.23373,"percentile":0.97681}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2018-10-11","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":45587,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 17.9 - '.xmla' XML External Entity Injection","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45587","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/45587.txt","file":"exploits/windows/local/45587.txt","published":"2018-10-11","added":"2018-10-11","updated":"2018-10-15","author":"hyp3rlinx","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2018-8532"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 23.4%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.23373,"from":0.15907,"percentile":0.97681},"summary":"EPSS moved from 15.9% to 23.4% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105475","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041826","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8532","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45587/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105475","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041826","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8532","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45587/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8532","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}