CVE-2018-0907 Security feature bypass in Microsoft Excel

High 7.8 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass macro security settings in Microsoft Excel, potentially allowing malicious macros to execute without user consent.

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-2018-0907?

CVE-2018-0907 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, published on 14 Mar 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 Excel 2007 SP3, Microsoft Excel 2010 SP2, Microsoft Excel 2013 SP1, Microsoft Excel 2016, Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run and Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac allow a security feature bypass vulnerability due to how macro settings are enforced, aka "Microsoft Office Excel Security Feature Bypass".

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0907?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office.

How do I fix CVE-2018-0907?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0907 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-0907 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0907 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Excel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-25mj-pm5p-rcqr.

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