High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 9, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-8162

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8147, CVE-2018-8148.

Affected products

Microsoft/Officellm-fuzzy
Microsoft/Excelllm-fuzzy
Microsoft/Excel 2007 SP3cpe-rescue
Range: 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft/Office Visiocpe-rescue
Range: 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) for 32-bit editions

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8162nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/104058nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1040857nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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