CVE-2019-1263 Information disclosure in Microsoft Excel

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit a memory disclosure flaw in Microsoft Excel to read sensitive information from the application's memory.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-1263?

CVE-2019-1263 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, published on 11 Sep 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1263?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 365 Proplus.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1263?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1263 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-1263 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1263 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Excel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9966-jcrj-hwhw.

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