Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
CVE-2019-1077
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Visual Studio updater service improperly handles file permissions, aka 'Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 — versions version 15.9
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 — versions 16.0, 16.1
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 — versions 15.9
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 — versions 16.0, 16.1
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1077 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1077?
- CVE-2019-1077 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2019-07-15.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1077?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.