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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV
2022-03-03
Remediation due
2022-03-17

Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1297

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'.

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CISA8.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC · CISA-ADP
Exploitationactive
Automatableno
Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

VendorProductAffected versions
MicrosoftMicrosoft Excel
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)
2016 (64-bit edition)
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office
2016 for Mac
2019 for 32-bit editions
2019 for 64-bit editions
2019 for Mac
MicrosoftOffice 365 ProPlus
32-bit Systems
64-bit Systems

References

1 Links

Record Details

Published
2019-09-11
Last updated
2025-10-21
Assigner (CNA)
microsoft
Credited to
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