CVE-2019-1297

Microsoft Excel: Remote Code Execution

As of , CVE-2019-1297 in Microsoft Excel is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 3 March 2022
US federal deadline
17 March 202214 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.22Higher than 97% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.38 on 3 March 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

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

CISA's 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'.

The CVE record's description, from microsoft

CVE published
11 September 2019
Assigned by
microsoft
CVSS
8.8 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Excel: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2009-3129Featheader Record Memory CorruptionMicrosoft ExcelPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.84; verified Exploit-DB entry0.84
CVE-2016-7262Office Security Feature BypassMicrosoft ExcelPatch this weekEPSS 0.580.58

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