CVE-2019-0801
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…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.5%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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'.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 18.52% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-19
- Affected
- microsoft/office · microsoft/office 365 proplus
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 17.1% on 21 September 2026 to 18.5% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0801Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-358/
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0801Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-358/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.