CVE-2018-0845

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 19.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-01-22 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0805, CVE-2018-0806, and CVE-2018-0807.

Affected products

Microsoft Office: 2007-sp3, 2010-sp2, 2013-sp1, 2016
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack: all versions
Microsoft Word for Android: 2007-sp3, 2010-sp2, 2013-sp1, 2016

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102746
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0845
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102746
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0845

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