CVE-2019-0561
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Word macro buttons are used improperly, aka "Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Word, Office 365 ProPlus, Microsoft Office, Word.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (7.92%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Word macro buttons are used improperly, aka "Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Word, Office 365 ProPlus, Microsoft Office, Word.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 7.92% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/office · microsoft/office 365 proplus · microsoft/office web apps server · microsoft/sharepoint server · microsoft/word · microsoft/word automation services
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 5.8% on 21 September 2026 to 7.9% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106399Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0561Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106399Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0561Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.