CVE-2019-1425

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'.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.51% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com
Affected: Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
Affected: Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1425 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-1425?
CVE-2019-1425 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-1425?
To fix CVE-2019-1425, 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-2019-1425 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-1425 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-1425?
CVE-2019-1425 affects Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.