CVE-2019-1446

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka 'Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.

Published: 2019-11-12 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-1446 is rated Moderate Risk (53.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.36%, 94th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-1446

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 9.80% 8.36% -1.44%
2 2025-12-28 8.48% 9.80% +1.32%
3 2025-12-27 — 8.48% —

Full EPSS history (24 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-1446

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-1446

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-1446

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft excel 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft excel 2013 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft excel 2013 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:*
microsoft excel 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft excel 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
microsoft office 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2013 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2013 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:*
microsoft office 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2019 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2019 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
microsoft office_365 — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_365:-:*:*:*:proplus:*:*:*
microsoft office_online_server — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_online_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sharepoint_enterprise_server 2013 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_server:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft excel_services — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-1446

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