CVE-2018-0801 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Office 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2016, specifically within the Equation Editor due to improper handling of objects in memory. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability has a high FAUCET Risk Score of 96/100 and notable media coverage, it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and there is no public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion is limited, suggesting it is not currently under widespread active exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2007CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2013CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2016CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office: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: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.