Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-415Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-415 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03545 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (Microsoft): publication
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (Microsoft) Fixed in publication
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-17019
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4pqp-9qr3-h8vg
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Sources
- CVE-2020-17019 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-17019 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4pqp-9qr3-h8vg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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