Sep 2019:
CVE-2019-1297 Published on September 11, 2019

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'.

NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by March 17, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2019-1297 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Products Associated with CVE-2019-1297

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Microsoft Excel
 
Microsoft Office
 
Microsoft Office 365 Proplus
 

Affected Versions

Microsoft Excel: Microsoft Office: Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
30.84%
Percentile
96.58%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.