CVE-2019-1425 json
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Visual Studio fails to properly validate hardlinks while extracting archived files, aka…
published 2019-11-12 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-9982
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.3%
- EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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'.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
3.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
References
-
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1425
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-1425
- NVD CVE-2019-1425
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