CVE-2018-8176 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint, stemming from improper validation of XML content, affecting Microsoft Office for Mac. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), it allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2016CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_for_mac:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.