VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2025-29803
Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio Tools for Applications and SQL Server Management Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
HIGH 7.3EPSS 0.75%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.75%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio Tools for Applications and SQL Server Management Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.75% probability · 53th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-427
- Affected
- 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
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.