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CVE-2019-0801

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 18.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-04-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-19

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office fails to properly handle certain files.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to convince a user to open a specially crafted URL file that points to an Excel or PowerPoint file that was also downloaded.The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Office handles these files., aka 'Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

Affected products

• Microsoft Office: 2010-sp2, 2013-sp1, 2016, 2019
• Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus: 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) (+3)
• Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus: 32-bit Systems, 64-bit Systems

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0801
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-358/
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0801
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-358/

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