KEV · Actively exploited

CVE-2018-0798

CVE-2018-0798 is actively exploited (CISA KEV catalog) : high severity (CVSS 8.8), 3 tracked apps concerned, none still exposed on their current version.

Severity (CVSS): 8.8
Exploitation: Confirmed
Tracked apps: 3
Still exposed: 0

Published on 2018-01-10

Equation Editor in 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 Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability".

Attack vector : Network No privileges required

Show raw CVSS vector

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

EPSS 95.12% predictive model; CISA confirms active exploitation percentile 99.9%

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added to KEV: 2021-11-03
Remediation deadline: 2022-05-03
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware: Unknown (not documented by CISA)

Tracked apps referencing this CVE

For each app: the affected range, the fixing version, and where the tracked app stands today.

Microsoft Office macOS brew:cask:microsoft-office

Affected - Fixed in - Latest tracked 16.112.26082125 undetermined
Microsoft Word macOS com.microsoft.Word

Affected - Fixed in - Latest tracked 16.112.2 undetermined
Microsoft Office Windows winget:Microsoft.Office

Affected - Fixed in - Latest tracked - undetermined

Vulnerable CPE configurations (20)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions	CPE 2.3 URI
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3::::::
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3::::::
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2::::::
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2::::::
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1::::::
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1::::::
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:::::::*
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:::::::*
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016::::click-to-run:::
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016::::click-to-run:::
microsoft	word All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:sp3::::::
microsoft	word All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:sp3::::::
microsoft	word All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp2::::::
microsoft	word All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp2::::::
microsoft	word All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1::::::
microsoft	word All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1::::::
microsoft	word All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:::rt:::*
microsoft	word All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:::rt:::*
microsoft	word All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2016:::::::*
microsoft	word All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2016:::::::*

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