CVE-2019-1211
Git for Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
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.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
From 15.0
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)
From 15.9.0
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.0
From 16.0
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.2
From 16.0