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Microsoft MSHTML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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CISA catalog record

Microsoft MSHTML engine contains an improper input validation vulnerability that allows for remote code execution vulnerability.

Product
MSHTML
Added to KEV
3 Nov 2021
Federal remediation due
3 May 2022
Known ransomware use
Not reported
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CVE-2019-0541

Listed in CISA KEV · added 3 Nov 2021 · Microsoft · MSHTML

Microsoft MSHTML engine contains an improper input validation vulnerability that allows for remote code execution vulnerability.

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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 Explor…

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.

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8 Jan 2019 21:00:00 UTC
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21 Oct 2025 23:45:44 UTC
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23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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