CVE-2018-8582 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook, affecting Office 365 ProPlus, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Outlook, stemming from how it parses specially crafted rule export files. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a significant risk, allowing unauthenticated attackers to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity, though user interaction is required. While there are no known public exploits or Metasploit modules, and it is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness despite its inactive hotlist status.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_365_proplus:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2013CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2016CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2013CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_rt:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.