CVE-2018-8244

moderate-risk
Published 2018-06-14

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Outlook does not validate attachment headers properly, aka "Microsoft Outlook Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook.

Do I need to act?

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16.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 83% 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 6.5/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (5)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104323
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041107
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8244
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104323
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041107
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8244
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 13/34 · Low
Exposure 12/34 · Low