CVE-2018-0850 Privilege escalation in Microsoft Outlook
Attackers can exploit improper message format validation in Microsoft Outlook to elevate privileges on the victim's system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-0850?
CVE-2018-0850 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, published on 15 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Microsoft Outlook 2007, Microsoft Outlook 2010, Microsoft Outlook 2013, Microsoft Outlook 2016, and Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run allow an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to how the format of incoming message is validated, aka "Microsoft Outlook Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0850?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0850?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0850 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-0850 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0850 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fgf4-56m5-8934.