What is CVE-2019-0809?

CVE-2019-0809 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-04-09.

How severe is CVE-2019-0809?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-0809 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017

CVE-2019-0809

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Visual Studio C++ Redistributable Installer improperly validates input before loading dynamic link library (DLL) files, aka 'Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

EPSS: 0.106 (95.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 — versions version 15.9
Microsoft Visual_studio_2017 — versions 15.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-0809?: CVE-2019-0809 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-04-09.
How severe is CVE-2019-0809?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-0809 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.