CVE-2018-0845 in the critical feed json
Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 al…
published 2018-01-22 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-1645
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 19.7%
- EPSS 19.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
19.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Microsoft Corporation Equation Editor
References
-
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0845
patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/102746
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-0845
- NVD CVE-2018-0845
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