CVE-2018-0862 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Office versions 2003 through 2016, specifically within the Equation Editor's memory handling. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) can be exploited remotely with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the EPSS score indicates a higher-than-average exploitability probability, there is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| 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
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.