Vulnerability in Microsoft Office
CVE-2018-0819
Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac allows an attacker to send a specially crafted email attachment to a user in an attempt to launch a social engineering attack, such as phishing, due to how Outlook for Mac displays encoded email addresses, aka "Spoofing Vulnerability in Microsoft Office for Mac."
EPSS: 0.057 (92.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Microsoft Office — versions 2016
- Microsoft Corporation Office 2016 For Mac — versions Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-0819?
- CVE-2018-0819 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-01-10.
- How severe is CVE-2018-0819?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-0819 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.