CVE-2019-1297

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 11, 2019 at 09:25 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:28 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorOfficeExcelOffice 365 ProPlus

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 22%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score21.8%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 21.8% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 98% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Mar 3, 2022
Remediation Due
Mar 17, 2022
1685 days overdue

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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