Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
CVE-2019-1425
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Visual Studio fails to properly validate hardlinks while extracting archived files, aka 'Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.033 (88.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 — versions version 15.9
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 — versions 16.0, 16.3
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 — versions 15.9
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 — versions 16.0, 16.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1425 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1425?
- CVE-2019-1425 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-11-12.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1425?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.