Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory.

cat cve-2019-1297.json

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Excel
CVSS: 8.8
EPSS (exploit probability): 21.8%
Status: kev
CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01): March 17, 2022
Published: March 3, 2022
Source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1297

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory.

Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-03. Required action per CISA: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Due date: 2022-03-17.

This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.