CVE-2019-0727

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector or the Visual Studio Standard Collector allows file deletion in arbitrary locations.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Diagnostic Hub Standard Collector, Visual Studio Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Published: 2019-05-16 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-0727 is rated Moderate Risk (45.2/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.19%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-0727

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-10 0.31% 0.19% -0.12%
2 2026-04-16 0.23% 0.31% +0.08%
3 2025-11-10 — 0.23% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-0727

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-0727

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-0727

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft visual_studio 2015 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2015:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visual_studio_2017 15.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visual_studio_2017 15.9 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:15.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visual_studio_2019 16.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_10 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_10 1607 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_10 1703 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_10 1709 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_10 1803 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_10 1809 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_10 1903 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2016 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2016 1803 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2016 1903 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2019 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-0727

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