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CVE-2018-8245
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Publisher fails to utilize features that lock down the Local Machine zone when…
High7.8EPSS 16.6%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Publisher fails to utilize features that lock down the Local Machine zone when instantiating OLE objects, aka "Microsoft Publisher Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Publisher.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 16.6% · top 3.0% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- Remote Code Execution
Affected products
Microsoft · Microsoft Publisher
- affected 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
- affected 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
References (3)
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8245 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 104405 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1041105 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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