Medium severity · published Dec 12, 2018
CVE-2018-8598
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability."…
4.7
CVSS
6.2%
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 Office 365 ProPlus, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8627.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.2% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OF
Office · Microsoft
2019 · source: NVD
EX
Excel · Microsoft
2010; 2013; 2013; 2016 · source: NVD
O3
Office 365 Proplus · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8598
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-8598
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106102
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8598
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