CVE-2019-1297: Technical Deep-Dive (Auto Refreshed)

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Executive Technical Summary

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

• Context preserved from previous revision: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. 1. Use only isolated environments and systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test.

Technical Details

• CVE: CVE-2019-1297
• KEV date added: 2022-03-03
• KEV due date: 2022-03-17
• NVD published: 2019-09-12
• NVD modified: 2025-10-29
• MITRE modified: 2025-10-21
• CVSS base score: 8.8
• CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
• CVSS exploitability score: 2.8
• CVSS impact score: 5.9
• Attack vector: Network
• Attack complexity: Low
• Privileges required: None
• User interaction: Required
• Scope: Unchanged
• Confidentiality impact: High
• Integrity impact: High
• Availability impact: High

Versions and Products Impacted

• microsoft / excel (versions: 2010)
• microsoft / excel (versions: 2013)
• microsoft / excel (versions: 2016)
• microsoft / office (versions: 2016)
• microsoft / office (versions: 2019)
• microsoft / office 365 proplus
• Microsoft / Microsoft Excel (versions: 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions), 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions), 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions), 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions), 2013 RT Service Pack 1, 2016 (32-bit edition), 2016 (64-bit edition))
• Microsoft / Microsoft Office (versions: 2016 for Mac, 2019 for 32-bit editions, 2019 for 64-bit editions, 2019 for Mac)
• Microsoft / Office 365 ProPlus (versions: 32-bit Systems, 64-bit Systems)

Weakness Classification

• NVD-CWE-noinfo
• Remote Code Execution
• CWE-noinfo Not enough information

Repositories for Lab Validation (Public Examples)

• No public repository matched this CVE query in the current run.

People and Organizations Mentioned

• microsoft
• Excel

Practical Defensive Validation (Authorized Only)

1. Use only isolated environments and systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test.
2. Snapshot infrastructure before validation and preserve baseline logs (EDR, SIEM, OS, app).
3. Use microsoft / excel (versions: 2010) in isolated VM snapshots (vulnerable vs patched) and compare process tree telemetry before/after updates.
4. Validate command-execution prevention policies (AppLocker/WDAC/EDR) with harmless test binaries only.
5. Create SIEM detections for suspicious parent-child chains, encoded command usage, and abnormal service creation.

References

• NVD record: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1297
• MITRE CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1297
• CISA KEV Catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
• CISA KEV JSON feed: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json
• KEV notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1297
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1297
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1297

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