FKIE_CVE-2025-29803
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-04-12 02:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 09:05
Severity
Summary
Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio Tools for Applications and SQL Server Management Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
References
| URL | Tags | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| secure@microsoft.com | https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29803 | Vendor Advisory |
Impacted products
{
"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"product": "SQL Server Management Studio 20.2",
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "20.2.37.0",
"status": "affected",
"version": "20.0",
"versionType": "custom"
}
]
},
{
"product": "Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA)",
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "16.0.35907.0",
"status": "affected",
"version": "16.0",
"versionType": "custom"
}
]
},
{
"product": "Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA)",
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "17.0.35906.0",
"status": "affected",
"version": "17.0",
"versionType": "custom"
}
]
},
{
"product": "VSTA 2019 SDK",
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "16.0.35907.0",
"status": "affected",
"version": "16.0",
"versionType": "custom"
}
]
},
{
"product": "VSTA 2022 SDK",
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "17.0.35906.0",
"status": "affected",
"version": "17.0",
"versionType": "custom"
}
]
}
],
"source": "secure@microsoft.com"
}
],
"configurations": [
{
"nodes": [
{
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_management_studio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "EF50317D-F7E0-4BCC-84BF-645399974161",
"versionEndExcluding": "20.2.1",
"vulnerable": true
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_tools_for_applications_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "07ACE84A-7FB6-4249-A719-B3BBDAE1DC5C",
"versionEndExcluding": "16.0.35907.0",
"vulnerable": true
},
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"matchCriteriaId": "84EB3E11-1C6A-4E17-BB33-E76E97A9614A",
"versionEndExcluding": "16.0.35907.0",
"vulnerable": true
},
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"matchCriteriaId": "44D4D3DB-FC7E-453C-8E71-178FBBAEE585",
"versionEndExcluding": "17.0.35906.0",
"vulnerable": true
},
{
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"matchCriteriaId": "AEEED2A3-8BBA-434E-9A9E-F163725CE36D",
"versionEndExcluding": "17.0.35906.0",
"vulnerable": true
}
],
"negate": false,
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio Tools for Applications and SQL Server Management Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "El elemento de ruta de b\u00fasqueda no controlada en Visual Studio Tools para aplicaciones y SQL Server Management Studio permite que un atacante autorizado eleve privilegios localmente."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2025-29803",
"lastModified": "2026-06-17T09:05:41.650",
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 7.3,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 1.3,
"impactScore": 5.9,
"source": "secure@microsoft.com",
"type": "Secondary"
}
],
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"options": [
{
"exploitation": "none"
},
{
"automatable": "no"
},
{
"technicalImpact": "total"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2025-04-14T16:35:49.621551Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
}
]
},
"published": "2025-04-12T02:15:20.990",
"references": [
{
"source": "secure@microsoft.com",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29803"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "secure@microsoft.com",
"vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
"weaknesses": [
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-427"
}
],
"source": "secure@microsoft.com",
"type": "Secondary"
}
]
}
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date | Other |
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