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CVE-2019-0541

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-0541 is a remote code execution vulnerability within the MSHTML engine, stemming from improper input validation, affecting various Microsoft Office products and Internet Explorer versions. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This vulnerability is actively exploited, listed in the KEV catalog, and has public exploit code available on ExploitDB, generating significant community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2007CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
2010CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2013CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2013CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
53.20%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Nov 3, 2021
ExploitDB: EDB-46536 · Mar 13, 2019
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5320 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (68)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10555-10378
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10336-9312
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10336-9318
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10951
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10952
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-11497
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-11498
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-11568
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-11569
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-11570
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-11571
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-11453
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-11454
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10729
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10735
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10852
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10853
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10816
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10047
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10048
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10481
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10482
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10484
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10051
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10483
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-11563
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-11583
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microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Office 365 ProPlus for 32-bit Systems
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Office 365 ProPlus for 64-bit Systems
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Excel Viewer 2007 Service Pack 3
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2013 RT Service Pack 1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office Word Viewer
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 10 on Windows Server 2012
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2019
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2016
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows RT 8.1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2012 R2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems
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Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2019-Jan/CVE-2019-0541Important

MSHTML Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Jan 8, 2019

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0541
PatchVendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/46536
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/106402
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry