Path Traversal in Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5

CVE-2019-1142

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the .NET Framework common language runtime (CLR) allows file creation in arbitrary locations, aka '.NET Framework Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.6th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 62.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-1142: held from 0.010 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1142?
CVE-2019-1142 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2019-1142?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-1142 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.