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01 Record

CVE-2018-8281

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
21.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 97.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.

04 Metadata

Published
2018-07-11 00:00Z8 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-05 06:54Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2018-03-14
Assigning CNA
microsoft
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
No CWE assigned
Data version
5.1
Document digest
5a783ea42531cc4f4fc01db96a9298a096d5e38f801c2e6884ecdf8af6a12e3d

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
MicrosoftMicrosoft Excel ViewerMicrosoft Excel Viewer—
MicrosoftMicrosoft PowerPoint ViewerMicrosoft PowerPoint Viewer—
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) for 32-bit editions, 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) for 64-bit editions, 2016 for Mac, Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3—
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office Word ViewerMicrosoft Office Word Viewer—

06 References