Important EPSS 0.07614 2019-01 archive

Executive Summary

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly discloses arbitrary file contents if the victim opens a malicious .vscontent file. An attacker who took advantage of this information disclosure could view arbitrary file contents from the computer where the victim launched Visual Studio. To take advantage of the vulnerability, an attacker would need to trick a user into opening a malicious .vscontent file using a vulnerable version of Visual Studio. An attacker would have no way to force a developer to produce this information disclosure. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Visual Studio loads .vscontent files.

Overview

Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Less Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Information Disclosure
Released Jan 8 2019
Last Updated Jan 8 2019
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.07614 — 0.9378 percentile

EPSS Score

0.07614
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.9378 percentile - updated 2026-06-20
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Affected Products

2 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 4476698 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Update 5 4476755 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Maybe

Patches

2 patches
Article Type Restart
4476698 Security Update Maybe
4476755 Security Update Maybe

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments

rgod of 9sg Security Team working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative