CVE-2018-0848
highpriority · track · 42EPSS 0.205 · 97 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0805, CVE-2018-0806, and CVE-2018-0807.
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weaknesses
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affected products (21)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Microsoft Corporation Equation Editor≤ Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016enisa_euvdEU
- microsoft office compatibility packall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0848cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102747cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102747enisa_euvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0848enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102747Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0848PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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