VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-8628

HIGH 7.8EPSS 15.9%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.9%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Office, Office 365 ProPlus, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer, Office Online Server, Microsoft SharePoint Server.

CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 15.90% probability · 97th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: microsoft/office · microsoft/office 365 proplus · microsoft/office compatibility pack · microsoft/office online server · microsoft/office web apps · microsoft/powerpoint · microsoft/powerpoint viewer · microsoft/sharepoint enterprise server · microsoft/sharepoint server
Source: secure@microsoft.com

EPSS trend

EPSS 15.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106104Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8628Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106104Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8628Patch, Vendor Advisory

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