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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-0996

A spoofing vulnerability exists in Azure DevOps Server when it improperly handles requests to authorize applications, resulting in a cross-site request forgery.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.57%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.57%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A spoofing vulnerability exists in Azure DevOps Server when it improperly handles requests to authorize applications, resulting in a cross-site request forgery. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could bypass OAuth protections and register an application on behalf of the targeted user. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to create a page specifically designed to cause a cross-site request. The attacker would then need to convince a targeted user to click a link to the malicious page. The update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how Azure DevOps Server protects application registration requests.

CVSS 3.0
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
1.57% probability · 75th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-352
Affected
microsoft/azure devops server
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 1.57%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 1.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.