CVE-2018-8577

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Microsoft
Status
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel Viewer
Excel
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 November 2018

Summary

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Office, Office 365 ProPlus, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Excel Viewer, Excel. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8574.

Affected Version(s)

Excel Services on Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 2

Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)

Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105834
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042134
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance...
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EPSS Score

85% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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