CVE-2019-1211

high

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Git for Visual Studio when it improperly parses configuration files, aka 'Git for Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1211

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2019-08-14

Updated: 2020-08-24

Type: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.7

Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Impact Score: 6.4

Exploitability Score: 1.9

Severity: LOW

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Impact Score: 5.9

Exploitability Score: 1.3

Severity: HIGH