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'.
EPSS: 0.031 (86.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, 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.