9.3
CVSSv2

CVE-2018-8501

Published: 10/10/2018 Updated: 03/10/2019
CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.3 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 8.6
CVSS v3 Base Score: 8.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 2.8
VMScore: 828
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint software when the software fails to properly handle objects in Protected View, aka "Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Office 365 ProPlus, PowerPoint Viewer, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint.

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Recent Articles

It's October 2018, and Microsoft Exchange can be pwned by a plucky eight-year-old... bug
The Register • Shaun Nichols in San Francisco • 09 Oct 2018

Redmond goes retro in latest Patch Tuesday bundle

Microsoft has released the October edition of its monthly security update, addressing a total of 49 CVE-listed bugs. Among the 49 fixes were three issues that have already been publicly disclosed and a fourth that was being targeted in the wild. On top of that, a remote code execution bug in Exchange Server is the resurfacing of a vulnerability first found in 2010. CVE-2010-3190 is a remote code execution bug created by insecure handling of DLL files in applications made with Microsoft Foundatio...