CVE-2018-8312 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Access and Microsoft Office, stemming from improper memory handling. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) can be exploited locally with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog and lacking public exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, it garnered significant community discussion and media coverage at the time of its disclosure.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2013CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:access:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2016CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:access:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2016CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:click-to-run:*:*:* |
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.