Git for Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2019-1211
Security Vulnerability

Released: Aug 13, 2019

Last updated: Jan 23, 2020

Assigning CNA
Microsoft
CVE.org link
CVE-2019-1211
Impact
Elevation of Privilege
Max Severity
Important

Executive Summary

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.

Exploitability

The following table provides an exploitability assessment for this vulnerability at the time of original publication.

Publicly disclosed
No
Exploited
No
Exploitability assessment
Exploitation Less Likely

Acknowledgements

  • Tongqing Zhu of Knownsec 404 Team
  • Rich Mirch
Microsoft recognizes the efforts of those in the security community who help us protect customers through coordinated vulnerability disclosure. See Acknowledgements for more information.

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