CVE-2018-0792 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2016, affecting Microsoft Office, Office Online Server, and SharePoint Server, stemming from improper memory object handling. This high-severity flaw, with a CVSS score of 8.8, can be exploited remotely with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, it has garnered significant community attention and media coverage, though no public exploit code is readily available.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2016CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:* | ||
2016CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:c2r:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2016CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_online_server:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2016CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2016CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word: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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.