CVE-2018-8160
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Outlook when a message is opened, aka "Microsoft Outlook Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Word, Microsoft Office.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (8.46%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Outlook when a message is opened, aka "Microsoft Outlook Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Word, Microsoft Office.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 8.46% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- microsoft/office · microsoft/office compatibility pack · microsoft/sharepoint server · microsoft/web applications
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 6.8% on 21 September 2026 to 8.5% on 27 October 2026, peaking at 8.6% on 22 September 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104051Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040852Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8160Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104051Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040852Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8160Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.