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TI-2019-01063 Aliases CVE-2019-1349GHSA-993f-36vw-6mhm

Improper input validation in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9

Priority MEDIUM 63CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 7 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Git for Visual Studio improperly sanitizes input, aka 'Git for Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1350, CVE-2019-1352, CVE-2019-1354, CVE-2019-1387.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.34007 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 7 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MicrosoftMicrosoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.1 - 15.8)all versions—No fix listedCNA
MicrosoftMicrosoft Visual Studio 201715.0—No fix listedCNA
MicrosoftMicrosoft Visual Studio 201916.0—No fix listedCNA
MicrosoftMicrosoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3)all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.1 - 15.8) VendorMicrosoft Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 VendorMicrosoft Affected 15.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 VendorMicrosoft Affected 16.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3) VendorMicrosoft Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0 to before 15.9.18VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.0 to before 16.4.1VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 to before 15.9.18 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.0 to before 16.4.1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2020:0228 Released 2020-01-27 · Red Hat rating Important
    git security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0) git-2.18.2-1.el8_0, git-all-2.18.2-1.el8_0, git-core-2.18.2-1.el8_0 +11
  • RHSA-2020:0002 Released 2020-01-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-git218-git security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-git218-git-2.18.2-1.el7, rh-git218-git-all-2.18.2-1.el7, rh-git218-git-core-2.18.2-1.el7 +13
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5) rh-git218-git-2.18.2-1.el7, rh-git218-git-all-2.18.2-1.el7, rh-git218-git-core-2.18.2-1.el7 +13
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) rh-git218-git-2.18.2-1.el7, rh-git218-git-all-2.18.2-1.el7, rh-git218-git-core-2.18.2-1.el7 +13
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) rh-git218-git-2.18.2-1.el7, rh-git218-git-all-2.18.2-1.el7, rh-git218-git-core-2.18.2-1.el7 +13
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-git218-git-2.18.2-1.el7, rh-git218-git-all-2.18.2-1.el7, rh-git218-git-core-2.18.2-1.el7 +13
  • RHSA-2019:4356 Released 2019-12-19 · Red Hat rating Important
    git security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) git-2.18.2-1.el8_1, git-all-2.18.2-1.el8_1, git-core-2.18.2-1.el8_1 +11

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2019:4356
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0)Fixed RHSA-2020:0228
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:0002
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5)Fixed RHSA-2020:0002
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6)Fixed RHSA-2020:0002
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7)Fixed RHSA-2020:0002
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:0002
Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Fuse 7
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1349
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-993f-36vw-6mhm

References

Patch 1

Advisory 4

Other 1

  • TI-2020-01112 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in .NET Framework, Microsoft SharePoint, and… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-16266 Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-15028 Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2019-01064 Improper input validation in Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-01066 Improper input validation in Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-05917 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio software when the software… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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