CVE-2018-8474
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Lync for Mac 2011 fails to properly sanitize specially crafted messages, aka "Lync for Mac 2011 Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Lync.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 38.2%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Lync for Mac 2011 fails to properly sanitize specially crafted messages, aka "Lync for Mac 2011 Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Lync.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 38.18% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 4 December 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/lync for mac
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 55.4% on 21 September 2026 to 38.2% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105268Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041633Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8474Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45936/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105268Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041633Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8474Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45936/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.