March 3, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2019-1297 — Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-03-03- Federal due date
2022-03-17- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Excel
- EPSS
- 97.4th percentile (score 0.407, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1297
CISA short description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.