CVE-2018-0793

Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2018-0793 is fixed in 11 products on 1 platform, first by KB4011607, released January 9, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
n/a
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Less Likely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.2057
97th percentile

<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Offiice parses specially crafted email messages. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p> <p>Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Offiice. In an email attack scenario, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted file to the user and then convincing the user to open the file.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way that Microsoft Offiice parses specially crafted email messages.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) KB4011658 Jan 10, 2018
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions) KB4011658 Jan 10, 2018
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3 KB4011607 Jan 9, 2018
Microsoft Word 2007 Service Pack 3 KB4011657 Jan 9, 2018
Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) KB4011659 Jan 9, 2018
Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions) KB4011659 Jan 9, 2018
Microsoft Word 2013 RT Service Pack 1 KB4011651 Jan 9, 2018
Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) KB4011651 Jan 9, 2018
Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions) KB4011651 Jan 9, 2018
Microsoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition) KB4011643 Jan 9, 2018
Microsoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition) KB4011643 Jan 9, 2018