CVE-2019-1297
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.218 · 98 %ileEURUUSadded 2022-03-03remediate by 2022-03-17
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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'.
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affected products (26)
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references (8)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1297cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1297cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/zh-CN/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1297cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Microsoft-Office-vulnerabilities-of-September-2019-30296cnnvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-815/cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1297enisa_euvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1297PatchVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1297US Government Resourcenvd
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