CVE-2018-8173 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft InfoPath, stemming from improper memory handling. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, its EPSS score of 0.339 indicates a higher-than-average likelihood of exploitation compared to most CVEs. There is no public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, but it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2013CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:infopath:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.