CVE-2018-0806 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Office 2003 through 2016, specifically within the Equation Editor component due to improper handling of objects in memory. This high-severity vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While it has a high EPSS score and FAUCET Risk Score, there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild, nor are there public exploit modules available in common frameworks like Metasploit or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage are limited, suggesting it has not garnered significant attention despite its potential impact.
| 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.