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CVE-2019-1079 — Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Important CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.06124 2019-07 archive

Executive Summary

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly parses XML input in certain settings files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could read arbitrary files via an XML external entity (XXE) declaration. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could create specially crafted XML data and convince an authenticated user to open the file. The update addresses the vulnerability by modifying the way that Visual Studio parses XML input.

Overview

6.5
CVSS MEDIUM
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Less Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Information Disclosure
Released Jul 9 2019
Last Updated Jul 9 2019
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.06124 — 0.92687 percentile
NVD CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM — differs from MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
ATTACK VECTOR
Network
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
Low
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
None
USER INTERACTION
Required
SCOPE
Unchanged

EPSS Score

0.06124
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.92687 percentile - updated 2026-07-25
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Affected Products

4 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 4506161 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Update 5 4506162 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Update 5 4506163 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 4506164 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Maybe

Patches

4 patches
Article Type Restart
4506161 Security Update Maybe
4506162 Security Update Maybe
4506163 Security Update Maybe
4506164 Security Update Maybe

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments

Sooraj K S ( @soorajks

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