{"id":"CVE-2019-0541","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-0541","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:54:25.384Z","title":"Microsoft MSHTML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","description":"A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the MSHTML engine inproperly validates input, aka \"MSHTML Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.\" This affects Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Word Viewer, Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Excel Viewer, Internet Explorer 10, Office 365 ProPlus.","published":"2019-01-08T21:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:08:20.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-77"],"affected":["microsoft/internet explorer","microsoft/excel viewer","microsoft/office","microsoft/office 365 proplus","microsoft/office word viewer"],"epss":{"score":0.53202,"percentile":0.98975,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2021-11-03","dueDate":"2022-05-03","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0541"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2019-03-13","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":46536,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Windows MSHTML Engine - 'Edit' Remote Code Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46536","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/46536.txt","file":"exploits/windows/local/46536.txt","published":"2019-03-13","added":"2019-03-13","updated":"2019-03-28","author":"Eduardo Braun Prado","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2019-0541"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106402","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0541","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46536/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106402","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0541","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46536/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-0541","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0541","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}