SQL Server Management Studio vulnerabilitiesRanked by how likely they are to be used.
SQL Server Management Studio is made by Microsoft. We track 6 published vulnerabilities listed under that exact name, across 39 versions. None of them is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. Microsoft lists newer releases under their own names, such as SQL Server Management Studio Express, so check those pages too.
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Is SQL Server Management Studio listed under other names? Yes.
Microsoft also lists SQL Server Management Studio under more specific names, such as SQL Server Management Studio Express. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. If you run one of these, open its page for its own exploited flaws.
Which SQL Server Management Studio vulnerabilities are being exploited?
This is the list that matters most: flaws criminals are using now.
None of SQL Server Management Studio's published vulnerabilities is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. We keep watching that list.
Which SQL Server Management Studio flaws are most likely to be used?
Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.
- 23%CVE-2018-8532Medium
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...
- 23%CVE-2018-8533Medium
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) when parsing malicious XML content containing a reference to an external entity, aka "SQL Server Management Studio...
- 23%CVE-2018-8527Medium
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) when parsing a malicious XEL file containing a reference to an external entity, aka "SQL Server Management Studio...
- 5.4%CVE-2019-1376Medium
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) when it improperly enforces permissions, aka 'SQL Server Management Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.
- 5.3%CVE-2019-1313Medium
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) when it improperly enforces permissions, aka 'SQL Server Management Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.
- 1.2%CVE-2020-1455Medium
A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) improperly handles files.
- 0.9%CVE-2026-65669Critical
Improper neutralization of special elements in output used by a downstream component ('injection') in SQL Server allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
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1 new flaw affects software Acme tracks
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.
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We track 6 published vulnerabilities listed under the name SQL Server Management Studio, across 39 versions.
None of SQL Server Management Studio's vulnerabilities is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today.
Microsoft also lists SQL Server Management Studio under more specific names, such as SQL Server Management Studio Express. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. Open the release you run to see its own list.
Create a Precursor Intelligence account and track SQL Server Management Studio. We match it against every published flaw, give each one a risk score from 0 to 100 and keep watching, so you hear about new ones as soon as we know, by email, in the app or by webhook.