CVE-2019-1211
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2019-08-14 20:55
Modified
2024-08-04 18:13
Severity ?
Summary
Git for Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
References
secure@microsoft.comhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1211Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1211Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) Version: 15.9.0   < publication
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.0 Version: 16.0   < publication
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.2 Version: 16.0   < publication
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powershell_core:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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