CVE-2018-0793 Code injection in Microsoft Outlook

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted email messages to Microsoft Outlook users.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-0793?

CVE-2018-0793 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Office, published on 10 Jan 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Microsoft Outlook 2007, Microsoft Outlook 2010 and Microsoft Outlook 2013 allow a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way email messages are parsed, aka "Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0791.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0793?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack, Microsoft Word.

How do I fix CVE-2018-0793?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0793 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2018-0793 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0793 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Office vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8w72-m426-gq4j.

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