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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-3851

In Hyland Perceptive Document Filters 11.4.0.2647 - x86/x64 Windows/Linux, an exploitable stack-based buffer overflow exists in the DOC-to-HTML conversion functionality of the Hyland Perceptive Document Filters version 11.4.0.2647.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 2.64%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In Hyland Perceptive Document Filters 11.4.0.2647 - x86/x64 Windows/Linux, an exploitable stack-based buffer overflow exists in the DOC-to-HTML conversion functionality of the Hyland Perceptive Document Filters version 11.4.0.2647. A crafted .doc document can lead to a stack-based buffer, resulting in direct code execution.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
2.64% probability · 86th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
hyland/perceptive document filters
Source
talos-cna@cisco.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 2.64%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 2.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.