# CVE-2025-29803

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2025-29803
- **Severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS Score:** 7.3 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
- **CWE:** CWE-427
- **Published:** Apr 12, 2025
- **Last Modified:** Aug 10, 2026

## Description

Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio Tools for Applications and SQL Server Management Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

## Affected Products

- Microsoft — SQL Server Management Studio 20.2 (20.0)
- Microsoft — Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) (16.0)
- Microsoft — Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) (17.0)
- Microsoft — VSTA 2019 SDK (16.0)
- Microsoft — VSTA 2022 SDK (17.0)

## References

- [CNA](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29803)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.75%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 53.3

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-17._