CVE-2019-0537

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Published Jan 8, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 7.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly discloses arbitrary file contents if the victim opens a malicious .vscontent file, aka "Microsoft Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Visual Studio.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft

Microsoft Visual Studio

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2010 Service Pack 1`	affected	—
`2012 Update 5`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2010:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2012:update_5::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 7.6% (7.614% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106390
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0537

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Visual Studio

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:51 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Jan 8, 2019, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:51 PM
Reserved: Nov 26, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:08 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 8, 2019, 9:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:08 AM

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