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CVE-2018-8245

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-8245 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Publisher, stemming from its failure to properly secure OLE object instantiation within the Local Machine zone. This flaw carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating that an attacker could achieve full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity, though user interaction is required. Despite its high severity and potential for significant impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are public exploit modules or proof-of-concept codes readily available. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting limited public awareness or interest in this particular vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2010CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:publisher:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
15.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1542 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 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 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Publisher 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Publisher 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2018-Jun/CVE-2018-8245Important

Microsoft Publisher Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Jun 12, 2018

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8245
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/104405
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1041105
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry