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CVE-2019-1297: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-03-03
• EPSS: 21.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-09-11 · updated 2026-06-17

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'.

Affected products

• Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1: 2010-sp2, 2013-sp1, 2016
• Microsoft Office: 2016, 2019
• Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus: all versions
• Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1: 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) (+1)
• Microsoft Office: 2016 for Mac, 2019 for 32-bit editions, 2019 for 64-bit editions, 2019 for Mac
• Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus: 32-bit Systems, 64-bit Systems

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1297
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1297
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1297

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