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'
Published Sep 11, 2019 ·Due Mar 17, 2022
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 21.80%
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'.
Affected products
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- Version 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2013 RT Service Pack 1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2016 (32-bit edition)StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2016 (64-bit edition)StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 2016 for MacStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2019 for 32-bit editionsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2019 for 64-bit editionsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2019 for MacStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 32-bit SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 64-bit SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Excel | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Office | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Office 365 ProPlus | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Date Added
Mar 3, 2022
Patch Due
Mar 17, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 7, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (24 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 21.80% (0.21805) | 97.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 21.80% (0.21805) | 97.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 20.46% (0.20455) | 97.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 40.68% (0.40680) | 97.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 30.84% (0.30838) | 96.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 50.01% (0.50007) | 97.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 30.67% (0.30666) | 96.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 57.04% (0.57037) | 97.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 84.03% (0.84029) | 99.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 57.04% (0.57037) | 97.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 52.52% (0.52524) | 97.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 22, 2025 | 10.54% (0.10543) | 95.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.30% (0.04299) | 92.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 4.15% (0.04151) | 90.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.91% (0.03907) | 90.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.22% (0.02217) | 81.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 20, 2022 | 2.22% (0.02217) | 80.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 5, 2022 | 2.03% (0.02034) | 77.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.88% (0.01875) | 75.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 37.71% (0.37706) | 97.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 32.21% (0.32208) | 97.60th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 32.21% (0.32208) | 97.57th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 9.57% (0.09575) | 94.86th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 9.57% (0.09575) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1297 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1297 government-resourceUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
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| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1297 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1297 | government-resourceUS Government Resource |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.