What is CVE-2019-1079?

CVE-2019-1079 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio. Published 2019-07-15.

Is CVE-2019-1079 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

CVE-2019-1079

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly parses XML input in certain settings files, aka 'Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.

EPSS: 0.253 (96.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Microsoft Visual Studio — versions 2010 Service Pack 1, 2012 Update 5, 2013 Update 5

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1079 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1079?: CVE-2019-1079 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio. Published 2019-07-15.
Is CVE-2019-1079 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.