Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Visual Studio fails to properly validate hardlinks while extracting archived files, aka 'Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 | version 15.9 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 | 16.0; 16.3 |
References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1425Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1425Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 12, 2019
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified