CVE-2019-1349 Code injection in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017

High 8.8 Published 24 Jan 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via improper input sanitization in the Git integration for Visual Studio.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2019-1349?

CVE-2019-1349 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, published on 24 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1349?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, Microsoft Visual Studio 2019.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1349?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2019-1349 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1349 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2019-1349, CLEANSTART-2025-OK96384, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-1349, GHSA-993f-36vw-6mhm, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-1349.