Vulnerability in Microsoft Office
CVE-2019-0538
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Jet Database Engine improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Jet Database Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0575, CVE-2019-0576, CVE-2019-0577, CVE-2019-0578, CVE-2019-0579, CVE-2019-0580, CVE-2019-0581, CVE-2019-0582, CVE-2019-0583, CVE-2019-0584.
EPSS: 0.205 (97.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Office — versions 2010
- Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1607, 1703, 1709
- Microsoft Windows_7
- Microsoft Windows_8.1
- Microsoft Windows_rt_8.1
- Microsoft Windows_server_2008 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows_server_2012 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows_server_2016 — versions 1709, 1803
- Microsoft Windows_server_2019
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-0538?
- CVE-2019-0538 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-01-08.
- How severe is CVE-2019-0538?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-0538 known to be exploited?
- 15 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.