Aug 2019: Git for Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2019-1211 Published on August 14, 2019
Git for Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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.
Products Associated with CVE-2019-1211
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017:- Version 15.0 and below publication is affected.
- Version 15.9.0 and below publication is affected.
- Version 16.0 and below publication is affected.
- Version 16.0 and below publication is affected.
Exploit Probability
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