CVE-2019-0541
High 8.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Microsoft MSHTML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the MSHTML engine inproperly validates input, aka "MSHTML Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Word Viewer, Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Excel Viewer, Internet Explorer 10, Office 365 ProPlus.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.8 (HIGH)
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 53% (percentile: 99) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-77
Affected products
microsoft: internet explorer; microsoft: windows 10 1507; microsoft: windows 10 1607; microsoft: windows 10 1703; microsoft: windows 10 1709; microsoft: windows 10 1803; microsoft: windows 10 1809; microsoft: windows 7; microsoft: windows 8.1; microsoft: windows rt 8.1; microsoft: windows server 2008; microsoft: windows server 2012; microsoft: windows server 2016; microsoft: windows server 2019; microsoft: excel viewer
References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0541 PatchVendor Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0541 PatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46536/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46536/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106402 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106402 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019… US Government Resource