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CVE-2019-1354

40
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-1354 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Git for Visual Studio 2017 and 2019, stemming from improper input sanitization. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation is reported, its high FAUCET Risk Score and mention in media coverage indicate significant potential impact. Community discussion and media attention are limited, but the vulnerability was addressed in Microsoft's December 2019 Patch Tuesday.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 15.0, < 15.9.18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 16.0, < 16.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
22.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2243 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 14,825 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 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 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.0
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.0
View patch

Vendor Advisories (2)

microsoft2019-Dec/CVE-2019-1354Critical

Git for Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Dec 10, 2019
redhatCVE-2019-1354

git: Git does not refuse to write out tracked files with backlashes in filenames

Dec 10, 2019

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00056.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html
portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1354
PatchVendor Advisory
public-inbox.org / git/xmqqr21cqcn9.fsf%40gitster-ct.c.googlers.com
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202003-30