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CVE-2019-1079

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-07-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly parses XML input in certain settings files, aka 'Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.

Affected products

• Microsoft Visual Studio: 2010-sp1, 2012-update_5, 2013-update_5, 2015-update_3
• Microsoft Visual Studio: 2010 Service Pack 1, 2012 Update 5, 2013 Update 5, 2015 Update 3

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1079
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1079

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