CVE-2018-0845

high-risk
Published 2018-01-22

Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0805, CVE-2018-0806, and CVE-2018-0807.

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34.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 66% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (11)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (4)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102746
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0845
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102746
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0845
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 16/34 · Moderate
Exposure 16/34 · Moderate