CVE-2019-1079

moderate-risk
Published 2019-07-15

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly parses XML input in certain settings files, aka 'Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.

Do I need to act?

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25.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 75% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.5/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (2)

Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1079
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1079
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 15/34 · Moderate
Exposure 10/34 · Low