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CVE-2019-0976

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-0976 is a tampering vulnerability in the NuGet Package Manager affecting Linux and Mac operating systems. An authenticated attacker could exploit this flaw to modify the contents of the intermediate build folder, potentially leading to unauthorized alterations of project components. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires local access and low privileges, but its impact is limited to integrity, with no confidentiality or availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, though it received limited media coverage and community discussion at the time of disclosure.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:nuget:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.15%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
63.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0115 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 15,932 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Nuget 5.0.2
View patch
nugetpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: NuGet.CommandsFixed in: 5.0.2

Vendor Advisories (2)

nugetGHSA-3hcm-6fjc-47qqmedium

NuGet Package Manager Tampering Vulnerability

May 24, 2022
microsoft2019-May/CVE-2019-0976Important

NuGet Package Manager Tampering Vulnerability

May 14, 2019

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0976
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/108210
Broken Link