VulnerabilityModified
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'.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 6.12%
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
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/visual studio
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
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. Refreshed daily.