CVE-2019-1077 json
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Visual Studio updater service improperly handles file permissions, aka 'Visual Stud…
published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-9658
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.8%
- EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Visual Studio updater service improperly handles file permissions, aka 'Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Patch / fix
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1.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019
References
-
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1077
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-1077
- NVD CVE-2019-1077
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