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CVE-2018-8412 Details

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) application for Mac improperly validates updates before executing them, aka "Microsoft (MAU) Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Office.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8412 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105014 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041484 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8412 [email protected]PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105014 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft office for mac
2016

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_for_mac:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-8412
NVD Published Date:
Aug 15, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-8412 Details - Not Deferred