CVE-2018-0878

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

21.12% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 97.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

3.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2018-03-14 17:00Z8 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-04-04 20:38Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2017-12-01

Assigning CNA

microsoft

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Low (CVSS 3.1)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity ReferenceBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

c1d437fcfca451016ea7769fc897b908f6c32083a038bf56f66b5a5999f1138e

• www.securitytracker.com1040519http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040519vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
• portal.msrc.microsoft.comhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0878x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.exploit-db.com44352https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44352/exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
• www.securityfocus.com103230http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103230vdb-entryx_refsource_BID