CVE-2018-8569 Code injection in Yammer Desktop App
Attackers can execute arbitrary code remotely in the Yammer desktop application by exploiting a vulnerability in how it loads content.
- 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-2018-8569?
CVE-2018-8569 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Yammer Desktop App, published on 23 Oct 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
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Yammer desktop application due to the loading of arbitrary content, aka "Yammer Desktop Application Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Yammer Desktop App.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8569?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Yammer.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8569?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8569 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-2018-8569 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8569 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Yammer Desktop App
Sources
Also known as GHSA-662w-pvm7-3799.