CVE-2018-8281 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Office, including Excel Viewer, PowerPoint Viewer, and Word Viewer, stemming from improper handling of objects in memory. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) requires user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) but, if exploited, grants an attacker full control over the affected system, leading to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While there is no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) and it's not in CISA's KEV catalog, it garnered some community discussion and media coverage during its disclosure in July 2018.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2016CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:mac_os:*:* | ||
2016CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:click-to-run:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint_viewer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.