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Microsoft Office: CVE-2018-8582: Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Microsoft Office: CVE-2018-8582: Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
11/14/2018
Created
08/20/2020
Added
08/13/2020
Modified
06/26/2023

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Outlook parses specially modified rule export files, aka "Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Office 365 ProPlus, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8522, CVE-2018-8524, CVE-2018-8576.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-outlook_2016-kb4461506
  • office-click-to-run-upgrade-latest

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