CVE-2019-1077

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Visual Studio updater service improperly handles file permissions, aka 'Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.96% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2017

Affected: Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019

References

Link	Tags
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1077	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-1077?: CVE-2019-1077 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-1077?: To fix CVE-2019-1077, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-1077 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-1077 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-1077?: CVE-2019-1077 affects Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019.

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