CVE-2018-8574 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, affecting Microsoft Office and Office 365 ProPlus, stemming from improper handling of objects in memory. It carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a high potential for impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction to exploit. While no public exploit code is readily available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness. There is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2016CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2016CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:* | ||
2019CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2019CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_365_proplus:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.