{"id":"CVE-2018-8245","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-8245","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:09:51.687Z","title":"A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Publisher fails to utilize features that lock down the Local Machine zone when instantiating OLE objects, aka \"Microsoft Publisher Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.\" This affects Microsoft…","description":"A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Publisher fails to utilize features that lock down the Local Machine zone when instantiating OLE objects, aka \"Microsoft Publisher Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.\" This affects Microsoft Publisher.","published":"2018-06-14T12:29:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:04:30.000Z","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/publisher"],"epss":{"score":0.16535,"percentile":0.96988,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.15282,"percentile":0.96666},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.16858,"percentile":0.96909}]},"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 16.5%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104405","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041105","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8245","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104405","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041105","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8245","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8245","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."}