{"id":"CVE-2018-8157","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-8157","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:10:43.178Z","title":"A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka \"Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.\" This affects Microsoft Office.","description":"A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka \"Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.\" This affects Microsoft Office. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8158, CVE-2018-8161.","published":"2018-05-09T19:29:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:04:22.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["microsoft/office"],"epss":{"score":0.24253,"percentile":0.97847,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.2145,"percentile":0.97553},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.24676,"percentile":0.97791}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.3%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104046","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040853","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8157","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104046","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040853","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8157","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8157","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}