Vulnerability in Microsoft Office

CVE-2018-8310

A tampering vulnerability exists when Microsoft Outlook does not properly handle specific attachment types when rendering HTML emails, aka "Microsoft Office Tampering Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.057 (92.8th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.8% 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-2018-8310: held from 0.054 to 0.057.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.054 · newest: 0.057 · change: +0.004

Affected products

  • Microsoft Office — versions 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions), 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions), 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) for 32-bit editions
  • Microsoft Word — versions 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions), 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions), 2013 RT Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Office — versions 2010, 2016
  • Microsoft Word — versions 2010, 2013, 2016

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8310?
CVE-2018-8310 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-07-11.
How severe is CVE-2018-8310?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.