Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Office for macOS and Microsoft Office - CVE-2019-1457
Published: November 12, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22685
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1457
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to Microsoft Office for Mac does not enforce macro settings on an Excel document. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted Excel file and gain access to sensitive information or manipulate data.
Note, this vulnerability does not allow remote code execution.
Affected software
Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1457
Install updates from vendor's website.