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'.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (6.12%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly parses XML input in certain settings files, aka 'Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 6.12% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/visual studio
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 5.0% on 21 September 2026 to 6.1% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1079Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1079Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.