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'.
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1211
Source: MITRE
Published: 2019-08-14
Updated: 2020-08-24
Type: NVD-CWE-noinfo
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
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