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CVE-2019-1297

Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

  • High 8.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 3 Mar 2022

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'.

Key facts

Published
11 Sep 2019
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
microsoft
KEV added
3 Mar 2022
KEV fix due
17 Mar 2022
EPSS
21.805% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 97.68% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 8.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

  • Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftMicrosoft Excel
  • 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) (affected)
  • 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions) (affected)
  • 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) (affected)
  • 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions) (affected)
  • 2013 RT Service Pack 1 (affected)
  • 2016 (32-bit edition) (affected)
  • 2016 (64-bit edition) (affected)
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office
  • 2016 for Mac (affected)
  • 2019 for 32-bit editions (affected)
  • 2019 for 64-bit editions (affected)
  • 2019 for Mac (affected)
MicrosoftOffice 365 ProPlus
  • 32-bit Systems (affected)
  • 64-bit Systems (affected)

Timeline

  1. 11 Sep 2019 Published
  2. 3 Mar 2022 CVE-2019-1297 added to CISA KEV
  3. 3 Mar 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

References