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CVE-2019-1211 PUBLISHED CVSS 3.700000047683716 LOW

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Git for Visual Studio when it improperly parses configuration files. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code in the context of another local user. To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker would need to modify Git configuration files on a system prior to a full installation of the application. The attacker would then need to convince another user on the system to execute specific Git commands. The update addresses the issue by changing the permissions required to edit configuration files.

EPSS 0.43% · 62.1th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS v2.0
3.700000047683716
EPSS Score
0.43%
62.1th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftMicrosoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.216.0
microsoftvisual_studio_201715.9
microsoftvisual_studio_201916.0, 16.2
MicrosoftMicrosoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)15.9.0
MicrosoftMicrosoft Visual Studio 201715.0
MicrosoftMicrosoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.016.0

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