CVE-2018-8627 is an information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, Office, and related products, where an uninitialized variable leads to out-of-bounds memory reads, potentially disclosing memory contents. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires user interaction (UI:R) to exploit, but has a high impact on confidentiality (C:H). While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, its EPSS score and FAUCET Risk Score indicate a notable potential for exploitation. There is no public exploit code available, and community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting limited active exploitation or public awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2013CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2013CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:* | ||
2016CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2007CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.