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CVE-2019-0540

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 12.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-03-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-601

Description

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office does not validate URLs.An attacker could send a victim a specially crafted file, which could trick the victim into entering credentials, aka 'Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability'.

Affected products

• Microsoft Excel Viewer: all versions
• Microsoft Office: 2010-sp2, 2013, 2013-sp1, 2016, 2019
• Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus: all versions
• Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer: all versions
• Microsoft Word Viewer: all versions
• Microsoft Excel Viewer: all versions
• Microsoft Office: 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions), 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions), 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions), 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions), 2013 RT Service Pack 1, 2016 (32-bit edition) (+4)
• Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus: 32-bit Systems, 64-bit Systems
• Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack: Service Pack 3
• Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106863
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0540
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106863
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0540

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