CVE-2019-1462
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.7%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 17.68% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-908
- Affected
- microsoft/office · microsoft/office 365 proplus · microsoft/powerpoint
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 17.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1462Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-1006/Third Party Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1462Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-1006/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.