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CVE-2019-0546

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-0546 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Visual Studio 2017. It arises from the C++ compiler's improper handling of specific C++ constructs, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a high potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction for exploitation. While not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog, its FAUCET Risk Score of 93/100 and EPSS score of 0.2762 indicate a significant risk, despite no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or widespread community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
15.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:15.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
16.11%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1611 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 11,617 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)
View patch
microsoftvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2019-Jan/CVE-2019-0546Moderate

Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Jan 8, 2019

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0546
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/106391
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry