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CVE-2018-0806

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FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
24.58%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2458 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (19)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) for 32-bit editions
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) for 64-bit editions
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Word 2007 Service Pack 3
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Word 2013 RT Service Pack 1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2018-Jan/CVE-2018-0806Important

Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Jan 9, 2018

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0806
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/102460
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1040153
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry