Vulnerability in Microsoft Office

CVE-2018-0853

Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 and RT SP1, Microsoft Office 2016, and Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) allow an information disclosure vulnerability, due to how Office initializes the affected variable, aka "Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.118 (96.0th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-0853: held from 0.118 to 0.118.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.118 · newest: 0.118 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Microsoft Office — versions 2010, 2013, 2016
  • Microsoft Corporation Office — versions Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 and RT SP1, Microsoft Office 2016, and Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R).

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-0853?
CVE-2018-0853 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2018-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2018-0853?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.