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CVE-2019-0801 in the critical feed json

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office fails to properly handle certain files.To exploit the vulnerability, an…

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-1557

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
18.5%
EPSS 18.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office fails to properly handle certain files.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to convince a user to open a specially crafted URL file that points to an Excel or PowerPoint file that was also downloaded.The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Office handles these files., aka 'Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

Patch / fix

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Exploit prediction

18.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Microsoft Microsoft Office
  • Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-19 Data Processing Errors

References

Sources

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