CVE-2019-1449: microsoft microsoft office
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-1449 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in microsoft microsoft office. EPSS estimates a 6.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 12-11-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in the way that Office Click-to-Run (C2R) components handle a specially crafted file, which could lead to a standard user, any AppContainer sandbox, and Office LPAC Protected View to escalate privileges to SYSTEM.To exploit this bug, an attacker would have to run a specially crafted file, aka 'Microsoft Office ClickToRun Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability'.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
6.81%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
94%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 6.81% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Microsoft3 products
- microsoft office2019 for 32-bit editions | 2019 for 64-bit editions
- officeEOL2019
- office_365_proplus32-bit Systems | 64-bit Systems | na
1 vendor · 3 products
References
1 links
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1449X Refsource MISCPatchVendor Advisory