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

High severity, CVSS 8.8. Actively exploited: in CISA KEV since 2022-03-03. EPSS: 21.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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: version 2010 only; version 2013 only; version 2016 only
• Microsoft Office: version 2016 only; version 2019 only
• Microsoft Office 365 Proplus: affected versions not specified

Published 2019-09-11. Last modified 2026-06-17.