Microsoft Office: CVE-2018-8430: Word PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
9
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
09/13/2018
06/27/2023
06/20/2023
06/20/2023
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word if a user opens a specially crafted PDF file, aka "Word PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office.
Solution(s)
- microsoft-word_2016-kb4092447
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