Medium severity · published May 9, 2018
CVE-2018-8163
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability."…
5.5
CVSS
12.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)12.9% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OF
Office · Microsoft
2016 · source: NVD
EX
Excel · Microsoft
2010; 2013; 2016 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8163
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-8163
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104059
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040857
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8163
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